azlin autopilot disable¶

Disable autopilot and stop automated VM management.

Synopsis¶

azlin autopilot disable [OPTIONS]

Description¶

Disables autopilot and stops all automated actions. Optionally keeps configuration for future use.

When disabled, autopilot will: - Stop monitoring VM activity - Stop automated cost optimization - Stop sending notifications - Optionally preserve configuration settings

Options¶

Option	Description	Default
`--keep-config`	Keep configuration file (just disable autopilot)	`false`
`-h, --help`	Show help message	-

Examples¶

Disable completely¶

azlin autopilot disable

This removes autopilot configuration entirely.

Disable but keep configuration¶

azlin autopilot disable --keep-config

This disables autopilot but preserves settings in ~/.azlin/autopilot.toml for easy re-enable.

What Happens When Disabled¶

Monitoring Stops: No more VM activity tracking
Actions Stop: No automated stops or downsizing
Notifications Stop: No more alerts
Configuration: Optionally removed or marked disabled

Output Example¶

Complete disable¶

Autopilot Disabled

Previous Budget:   $500/month
Previous Strategy: balanced
Total Savings:     $145 this month

Configuration removed from ~/.azlin/autopilot.toml

VMs are no longer automatically managed.
Run 'azlin autopilot enable' to re-enable.

Disable with keep-config¶

Autopilot Disabled (configuration preserved)

Previous Budget:   $500/month
Previous Strategy: balanced
Total Savings:     $145 this month

Configuration preserved in ~/.azlin/autopilot.toml
VMs are no longer automatically managed.

Run 'azlin autopilot enable' to re-enable with saved settings.

Configuration File Behavior¶

Without --keep-config (default)¶

The configuration file ~/.azlin/autopilot.toml is deleted entirely.

With --keep-config¶

The configuration file is updated to mark autopilot as disabled:

[autopilot]
enabled = false
budget_monthly = 500
strategy = "balanced"
idle_threshold = 120
cpu_threshold = 20

# All other settings preserved

Re-enabling After Disable¶

After complete disable¶

# Must specify all settings again
azlin autopilot enable --budget 500 --strategy balanced

After disable with --keep-config¶

# Re-enables with preserved settings
azlin autopilot enable --budget 500

The preserved configuration provides defaults, but you can override them.

Common Workflows¶

Temporarily disable¶

# Disable but keep configuration
azlin autopilot disable --keep-config

# Later, re-enable easily
azlin autopilot enable --budget 500

Disable during maintenance¶

# Disable before major changes
azlin autopilot disable --keep-config

# Perform maintenance
azlin new --name maintenance-vm
# ... work ...

# Re-enable after maintenance
azlin autopilot enable --budget 500

Complete removal¶

# Remove all autopilot configuration
azlin autopilot disable

# Verify removal
ls ~/.azlin/autopilot.toml
# File not found

Viewing Savings Before Disable¶

# Check total savings
azlin autopilot status

# Then disable
azlin autopilot disable

Example status output:

Autopilot Status

Enabled:           Yes
Budget:            $500/month
Current Spend:     $245/month
Savings This Month: $145

Actions This Month:
  - Stopped 12 idle VMs
  - Downsized 3 underutilized VMs
  - Prevented budget overrun: Yes

Troubleshooting¶

Autopilot not enabled¶

Error: Autopilot is not currently enabled

Solution: Nothing to do, autopilot is already disabled.

Configuration file not found¶

Warning: Configuration file not found at ~/.azlin/autopilot.toml

Solution: Autopilot was never enabled or already completely removed.

VMs still running¶

Disabling autopilot does not stop currently running VMs. It only stops future automated actions.

# Disable autopilot
azlin autopilot disable

# VMs remain in current state
azlin list
# vm-1: Running
# vm-2: Running
# vm-3: Stopped (by autopilot earlier)

azlin autopilot enable - Enable autopilot
azlin autopilot status - View autopilot status
azlin autopilot config - Configure settings