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# Start / Stop servers

The **start** and **stop** buttons simply allow you to start and stop your instances.

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**Note:** to be started, a server must have been **deployed** first. It cannot be started if it is only in a declared state (meaning, resides in the YaK database only but is not deployed to any cloud or on-prem infrastructure)
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