provider-maintenance.md

Provider Maintenance

Stop Provider Services Prior to Maintenance

When conducting maintenance on your Akash Provider, ensure the akash-provider service is stopped during the maintenance period.

An issue exist currently in which provider leases may be lost during maintenance activities if the akash-provider service is not stopped prior. This issue is detailed further here.

Steps to Stop the akash-provider Service

kubectl -n akash-services get statefulsets
kubectl -n akash-services scale statefulsets akash-provider --replicas=0

Steps to Verify the akash-provider Service Has Been Stopped

kubectl -n akash-services get statefulsets
kubectl -n akash-services get pods -l app=akash-provide

Steps to Start the akash-provider Service Post Maintenance

kubectl -n akash-services scale statefulsets akash-provider --replicas=1