1--- 2layout: "docs" 3page_title: "Commands: deployment pause" 4sidebar_current: "docs-commands-deployment-pause" 5description: > 6 The deployment pause command is used to pause a deployment and disallow new 7 placements. 8--- 9 10# Command: deployment pause 11 12The `deployment pause` command is used to pause a deployment. Pausing a 13deployment will pause the placement of new allocations as part of rolling 14deployment. 15 16## Usage 17 18```plaintext 19nomad deployment pause [options] <deployment id> 20``` 21 22The `deployment pause` command requires a single argument, a deployment ID or 23prefix. 24 25## General Options 26 27<%= partial "docs/commands/_general_options" %> 28 29## Pause Options 30 31- `-verbose`: Show full information. 32 33## Examples 34 35Manually pause a deployment: 36 37```shell 38$ nomad deployment pause 2f14ba55 39Deployment "2f14ba55-acfb-cb31-821c-facf1b9b0830" paused 40``` 41