---
title: Starting and Stopping the Traffic Manager Software
slug: ps/help/en_us/vtm/softwaregs/starting-and-stopping-the-traffic-manager-software
docTags: 
createdAt: 2026-08-02T09:17:12.078Z
---

When you set up the Traffic Manager for the first time, the Traffic Manager software starts automatically after the initial configuration has been performed.

To manually shut down the software, type the following command at the host command line (as the root user):

```bash
$ZEUSHOME/stop-zeus
```

To start the software again, use the following command:

```bash
$ZEUSHOME/start-zeus
```