# ServerStop This will stop a server. The machine will be forcefully powered off, billing will cease, and the public IP, if one is allocated, will be deallocated. ```text knife ionoscloud server stop SERVER_ID [SERVER_ID] (options) ``` ## Available options: ### Required options: * datacenter\_id * ionoscloud\_username * ionoscloud\_password ```text extra_config_file: --extra-config EXTRA_CONFIG_FILE_PATH, -e EXTRA_CONFIG_FILE_PATH path to the additional config file datacenter_id: --datacenter-id DATACENTER_ID, -D DATACENTER_ID iD of the data center (required) ionoscloud_username: --username USERNAME, -u USERNAME your Ionoscloud username (required) ionoscloud_password: --password PASSWORD, -p PASSWORD your Ionoscloud password (required) ionoscloud_url: --url URL the Ionoscloud API URL ``` ## Example ```text knife ionoscloud server stop SERVER_ID ```