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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Stop services that may become in a corrupted state if storage is suddenly disconnected
+
+
+set -euxo pipefail
+
+function scale() { kubectl scale deployment --replicas=$3 --namespace $1 $2; }
+
+### ============================
+### MAIN
+### ============================
+cmd="${1:-stop}"
+case "$cmd" in
+  stop)
+    scale calibre calibre 0
+    scale redis redis 0
+    scale uptime-kuma uptime-kuma 0
+    scale paperless-ngx paperless-ngx 0
+    scale vaultwarden vaultwarden 0
+    scale immich immich-postgresql 0
+    scale nextcloud nextcloud 0
+    scale monitoring prometheus-server 0
+
+    scale technitium technitium 0
+    scale dbaas mysql 0
+    scale dbaas postgresql 0
+    ;;
+  start)
+    scale dbaas mysql 1
+    scale dbaas postgresql 1
+    scale technitium technitium 1
+    scale immich immich-postgresql 1
+    scale nextcloud nextcloud 1
+    scale paperless-ngx paperless-ngx 1
+    scale monitoring prometheus-server 1
+    scale redis redis 1
+    scale uptime-kuma uptime-kuma 1
+    scale vaultwarden vaultwarden 1
+    scale calibre calibre 1
+    ;;
+    # echo "[!] Cleanup only removes links (not flushing all iptables to avoid surprises)."
+    # ip netns list | grep -qw "$NS_NAME" && sudo ip netns del "$NS_NAME" || true
+    # has_link "$HOST_VETH" && sudo ip link del "$HOST_VETH" || true
+    # ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Usage: $0 [stop|start]"
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac