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tuna --stop

Stop the cloudflared service.

Usage

tuna --stop

What It Does

  1. Checks if the cloudflared service is running
  2. Asks for confirmation
  3. Stops the launchd service
  4. All tunnels go offline

Output

$ tuna --stop
 
⚠  This will stop the cloudflared service and take all tunnels offline.
? Are you sure? Yes
 
✓ Cloudflared service stopped
 
Tunnels are offline. Run 'tuna <command>' to restart.

Skip Confirmation

Use --yes or -y to skip the confirmation prompt:

tuna --stop --yes
tuna --stop -y

Effects

What Stops

  • The cloudflared daemon process
  • All active tunnel connections
  • All tunnels become inaccessible

What Remains

  • Tunnel configurations (in Cloudflare)
  • DNS records
  • Credentials in Keychain
  • Local config files

Restarting

Simply run tuna again to restart:

tuna npm run dev

The service will be reinstalled and tunnels will reconnect.

When to Use

Troubleshooting

If tunnels aren't working correctly:

tuna --stop
tuna npm run dev  # Fresh start

Freeing Resources

The cloudflared service uses minimal resources, but you can stop it when not needed:

tuna --stop  # When done for the day

Before Uninstalling

Stop the service before removing tuna:

tuna --stop
npm uninstall -g tuna

Service Not Running

If the service is already stopped:

$ tuna --stop
Service is not running

This exits with code 0 (success).

See Also