Resolution
----------

Use the **Bitnami control script** to stop, start, restart, or check the status of services in Lightsail. For more information, see [Start or stop services](https://docs.bitnami.com/aws/faq/administration/control-services/) on the Bitnami website.

### Check the status of services

Check the status of all the services:

```plaintext
sudo /opt/Bitnami/ctlscript.sh status
```

Check the status of one service:  
**Note:** Replace **example-service** with the service that you want to check.

```plaintext
sudo /opt/Bitnami/ctlscript.sh status example-service
```

### Stop, start, or restart services

Stop all services:

```plaintext
sudo /opt/Bitnami/ctlscript.sh stop
```

Start all services:

```plaintext
sudo /opt/Bitnami/ctlscript.sh start
```

Restart all services:

```plaintext
sudo /opt/Bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart
```

To stop, start, or restart one service in Lightsail, use the following commands:  
**Note:** Replace **example-service** with the service that you want to stop, start, or restart.

Stop one service:

```plaintext
sudo /opt/Bitnami/ctlscript.sh stop example-service
```

Start one service:

```plaintext
sudo /opt/Bitnami/ctlscript.sh start example-service
```

Restart one service:

```plaintext
sudo /opt/Bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart example-service
```

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