# Sleep Mode

Use the sleep mode to save costs for instances when they are not needed. This is especially useful for development and testing instances.

Access the Sleep Mode setting through **User Portal → Project → Selected Instance → Infrastructure Management → Sleep Mode**.

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Press the **Sleep** button to have your instance sleep.

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### Inactivity-based sleep mode

If turned on the instance will be put in low resource consumption mode after 2 hours of inactivity. Opening the front-end or admin panel will wake up the instance in 1-3 minutes. If turned off, the instance will always be active.

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### Scheduled sleep mode

Allows you to configure specific time intervals for each weekday when the instance should be put to sleep. During the specified time periods, your instance **won't be available**.

Specify your timezone, choose the intervals, and enable the switch.

Leave from 00:00 to 00:00 if you don't want to activate sleep mode for a specific day.

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