Stopping, starting, and restarting nodes

You can stop and start your deployed nodes.

A stopped node in Chainstack-provided hosting retains its state and does not incur metered compute costs but does incur storage costs.

A stopped node in private hosting does not incur maintenance costs.

A stopped node does not sync. When you start a stopped node, the node will start syncing again and will take some time to fully sync.

To stop or start a node:

1. Click your project.
2. Click a network in the project.
3. Select the node to stop or start. Click Stop or Start.

In a consortium project, stopping the first deployed peer node will stop the entire network, including the service nodes.

There are many other intricacies to managing your nodes, please refer to our Documentation page here.

If you need any help, feel free to contact Chainstack Support at support@chainstack.com or submitting this form.