# Run script to start/stop services through prometheus dashboard

**URL:** <https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/run-script-to-start-stop-services-through-prometheus-dashboard/766>\
**Category:** General Help/Support\
**Created:** [January 31, 2022, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/run-script-to-start-stop-services-through-prometheus-dashboard/766 "2022-01-31T08:50:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![aravindkumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ec8ea/32.png) [@aravindkumar](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/aravindkumar)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/run-script-to-start-stop-services-through-prometheus-dashboard/766/1 "2022-01-31T08:50:15Z")

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can we run shell script to start/stop services through Prometheus dashboard?

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**Author:** ![stuart](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/discuss.prometheus.io/stuart/32/18_2.png) [@stuart](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/stuart)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 9:17am UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/run-script-to-start-stop-services-through-prometheus-dashboard/766/2 "2022-01-31T09:17:46Z")

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The standard Prometheus UI has no such feature, but there is nothing stopping you creating your own UI which fetched data via the APIs - this is for example what Grafana & Karma do. You could then add whatever functionality you want.