# Shut down Homey or pull the plug?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/shut-down-homey-or-pull-the-plug/55984>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [December 4, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/shut-down-homey-or-pull-the-plug/55984 "2021-12-04T12:14:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rudi\_Hendrix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rudi_hendrix/32/31931_2.png) [@Rudi\_Hendrix](https://community.homey.app/u/Rudi_Hendrix)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/shut-down-homey-or-pull-the-plug/55984/1 "2021-12-04T12:14:58Z")

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I need to cut the power for a while. Do I need to shut down Homey? Or can I just pull the plug? And if I need to shut it down, how do I do that?

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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/shut-down-homey-or-pull-the-plug/55984/2 "2021-12-04T12:16:26Z")

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> **[Powering off Homey Pro](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/360012077014-Powering-off-Homey-Pro-)**
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> The Homey devices work best if they're never powered off. This way, they can stay in touch with all your appliances and control interfaces without interruptions. However, there might be times when ...

BTW there is no option to shutdown.

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**Author:** ![Rudi\_Hendrix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rudi_hendrix/32/31931_2.png) [@Rudi\_Hendrix](https://community.homey.app/u/Rudi_Hendrix)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/shut-down-homey-or-pull-the-plug/55984/3 "2021-12-04T19:50:51Z")

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Thanks!