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When you want to turn it back on, simply click the Rocket launch icon on the card. Wait for about 30 seconds, then you should be up and running again, ready to connect.
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Smart Scheduler and auto-shutdown
Feeling lazy? Make use of the RONIN smart scheduler to automatically turn your machines on and off as needed: https://blog.ronin.cloud/smart-schedule-help/
You can also set up commands in your workflows to automatically shutdown the machines you are working with after your workload completes.
On Linux machines you can use:
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shutdown -t 0 |
On Windows you can use:
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shutdown /t 0 |
Storage costs
Hard drive storage space can be a hidden cost with cloud computing so is a good target to optimise costs for. Unlike machines, you pay for storage all the time. Storage costs the same price whether machines are turned off or on. You are also charged when you move data from the cloud to anywhere else - known as data egress (but it is free the other way around - data ingress). Here are some tips to manage your storage costs.
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