---
title: "Stop Services"
description: "In some situations, it may be necessary to temporarily shut down all services running under Xtream AI Streaming Engine. The stop command gives you immediate control from the terminal."
---

### Command

```bash
/home/xtreamai/cli/stop
```

### Description

This command halts all processes related to Xtream AI, including:

- Live streaming services
- VOD serving
- Load balancing processes
- Active client sessions

Once executed, all client connections will be terminated and no content will be served until the services are restarted using the `start` command.

> Use this with caution as it will interrupt all streaming activity.