Media Server 24.1

# Stop Media Server

You can stop Media Server by using one of the following procedures.

To stop Media Server

- Send the `Stop` service action to the service port.

      http://host:ServicePort/action=Stop

  where:

  `host` | is the host name or IP address of the machine where Media Server is installed.
  `ServicePort` | is the Media Server service port (specified in the `[Service]` section of the configuration file).

- On Windows, if Media Server is running as a service, stop Media Server from the Windows Services dialog box.

- On Linux, if Media Server is running as a service, use one of the following commands:

  - On machines that use systemd:

    `systemctl stop mediaserver`

  - On machines that use system V:

    `service mediaserver stop`

- On Linux, if you started Media Server with the script `start-mediaserver.sh`, run the script `stop-mediaserver.sh` which is provided in the installation directory.

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Product: IDOL Media Server 24.1

Topic Title: Stop Media Server