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page_title: "Commands: deployment pause"
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description: >
  The deployment pause command is used to pause a deployment and disallow new
  placements.
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# Command: deployment pause

The `deployment pause` command is used to pause a deployment. Pausing a
deployment will pause the placement of new allocations as part of rolling
deployment.

## Usage

```
nomad deployment pause [options] <deployment id>
```

The `deployment pause` command requires a single argument, a deployment ID or
prefix. 

## General Options

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## Pause Options

* `-verbose`: Show full information.

## Examples

Manually pause a deployment:

```
$ nomad deployment pause 2f14ba55
Deployment "2f14ba55-acfb-cb31-821c-facf1b9b0830" paused
```