Pause or Resume a CronJob

Use this page when a CronJob already exists and you need to temporarily stop future scheduled runs and allow them again later.

This is the lifecycle control page for an existing CronJob in Sealos.

Keep this page focused on state control for an existing CronJob, not on troubleshooting or reference details.

When to use this

Use this page when you want to pause scheduled starts without deleting the CronJob or replacing it with a new one.

This is useful when you want a temporary stop during maintenance, testing, or any period when future scheduled runs should not begin.

Keep the goal narrow.

You only need to open the existing CronJob, change its running state, and then verify the visible outcome in Sealos.

Pause the CronJob

1. Open the existing CronJob from the CronJob list or details page.
2. Choose the pause or suspend action for that CronJob.
3. Review the action so you are pausing the correct CronJob.
4. Confirm the change in Sealos.

After the change is saved, the CronJob should show a paused state or another clear suspended state in the UI.

While paused, no new scheduled runs should start.

Pausing is a future-run control.

It should stop new scheduled starts while the CronJob stays paused, without rewriting earlier run history.

Resume the CronJob

1. Reopen the same CronJob in Sealos.
2. Choose the resume or unsuspend action.
3. Confirm the change so Sealos allows scheduling again.

In practice, after you resume, scheduling can continue again and a later run can appear again after resume.

Verify the real timeline in Sealos and do not assume exact timing for the next run or exact next-slot behavior.

Verify

Use both checks below before you treat the state change as complete:

• Confirm the CronJob shows the paused state after you pause it.
• Keep it paused over a normal schedule interval and confirm that no new scheduled run appears while it remains paused.
• Resume the CronJob and confirm the state changes back from the paused state to the normal active state in Sealos.
• After resume, verify that a later run can appear again after resume.

Always verify the real timeline in Sealos and do not assume exact timing.

Related Tasks

• Update a CronJob if you need to change future behavior instead of only changing the running state.
• Create Your First CronJob if you need the fixed first-success walkthrough.
• CronJob if you want to return to the section router and choose another CronJob path.