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Stop a background local instance and remove its containers. helix stop is idempotent — if the instance is not running, the CLI exits successfully without error. For disk-mode instances, helix stop removes the Helix and MinIO containers but keeps the persistent local volume. Use helix prune to delete disk-mode data.

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Usage

helix stop [INSTANCE]

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Arguments

ArgumentDescription
INSTANCELocal instance to stop. If omitted in a TTY with multiple instances, the CLI prompts. Defaults to dev when present.

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Examples

# Stop the default 'dev' instance
helix stop dev

# Stop with interactive picker
helix stop

# Safe to call in scripts even if the instance is already stopped
helix stop staging || true