[id='proc-pausing-reconciliation-{context}']
= Pausing reconciliation of clusters

[role="_abstract"]
Pause cluster reconciliation from the *Cluster overview* page.
While reconciliation is paused, changes to the cluster configuration using the `Kafka` custom resource are ignored until reconciliation is resumed.

.Procedure

. Log in to the Kafka cluster in the StreamsHub Console. +
On the *Cluster overview* page, click *Pause reconciliation*.
. Confirm the pause, after which the *Cluster overview* page shows a change of status warning that reconciliation is paused.
. Click *Resume reconciliation* to restart reconciliation.

NOTE: If the status change is not displayed after pausing reconciliation, try refreshing the page.