# Resource groups with sequenced start and stop | ZopNight

> Group resources, attach one schedule, and ZopNight starts them in order: storage, then compute, then apps, with a delay per resource where you need one.

Source: https://zop.dev/zopnight/resource-groups

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_Storage, then compute, then apps_

## Start and stop stacks in order.

Group resources that belong together, attach one schedule to the group, and ZopNight starts and stops them in order: storage first, compute second, applications last. Set a delay per resource so the database is up before the app server starts.

- 1 — schedule for the whole group
- 3 — start tiers: storage, compute, apps
- Custom — order, with a delay per resource
- 1 click — starts the stack in order

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## Order that holds at 8am.

The stack comes up the way it was built to.

- 01. Group it — Put the resources for one environment or one service together. Each resource belongs to one group, so there is never a question of which schedule wins.
- 02. Attach one schedule — The group's schedule applies to every member, and changing it changes them all.
- 03. Order it — Automatic ordering starts storage, then compute, then applications. Or set your own sequence, with a start and stop delay per resource.
- 04. Run it from the group — Start or stop the whole group from the group itself. A bulk start from the inventory skips the group's order, so run it from the group.

## Built for the morning start.

Every detail is about coming up in the right order.

- Membership: Exclusive. A resource is in one group with one scheduling source, which rules out two schedules fighting over it.
- Sequencing: Storage first, compute second, apps third by default. Custom order and per-resource start and stop delays when your stack needs something different.
- Budgets and overrides: A group can carry its own budget, shown green, yellow or red, and one group override covers every member at once.
- Before a change: Editing or deleting a group's schedule first shows every member it affects and the monthly cost impact.

## Bring environments up in the right order, every time.

Connect an account, group one environment, and attach a schedule. Ordering is automatic.

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