Auto shutdown plugin¶

Juno supplies an official Terra plugin for automatically shutting down idle workstations after a configurable amount of time.

Install the plugin¶

The plugin can be installed from the official Terra repository. The plugin itself requires no configuration other than which project to enable it in.

shutdown plugin image

Setup the workload¶

In order for the workstations to shutdown we need to configure two settings on the Helios workload.

IDLE_TIME environment variable¶

On the Helios workload configuration screen you are given the option to add env variables. Add one with the name IDLE_TIME configured to the amount of minutes you would like to wait before an idle workstation is shutdown. For example set this to 60 to shutdown after an hour.

environment setup

Enable API access within the workstation¶

In order for the workstation to be gracefully shutdown we need to allow the workstation to access the shutdown API endpoint. This is handled automatically and securely, all you need to do is set the setting enableAPI to True in the workload configuration window.

enableAPI setting

Thats it! Your idle workstations will now automatically shutdown as per your configured time.