Command Line Tools
wheels deploy app stop
docker stop app containers for the given version. Containers remain on disk — use app remove to delete them.
Synopsis
Section titled “Synopsis”wheels deploy app stop --release=<v> [--role=<name>] [--destination=<name>] [--dry-run]| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| --release=<v> | Required. |
| --role=<name> | Limit to one role. |
| --destination=<name> | Overlay destination config. |
| --dry-run | Print commands without executing. |
Behavior
Section titled “Behavior”Emits docker stop <service>-<role>-<version> on every host in the target role(s). The proxy is not notified — in-flight requests to the stopped container will fail until you cut traffic elsewhere or restart.
For traffic-safe shutdown, use wheels deploy rollback to the previous version first.
Example
Section titled “Example”wheels deploy app stop --release=abc1234