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+name: Stop All ECS Tasks
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  AWS_REGION: ${{ vars.AWS_REGION || 'eu-central-1' }}
+  ECS_SERVICE: ${{ vars.ECS_SERVICE || 'dev-zebra' }}
+  ECS_CLUSTER: ${{ vars.ECS_CLUSTER || 'dev-zebra-cluster' }}
+
+jobs:
+  stop-tasks:
+    name: Stop All ECS Tasks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: production
+    steps:
+      - name: Configure AWS credentials
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+        with:
+          aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+          aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+          aws-region: ${{ env.AWS_REGION }}
+
+      - name: Stop all running tasks
+        run: |
+          echo "Fetching running tasks for service: $ECS_SERVICE in cluster: $ECS_CLUSTER"
+          
+          TASK_ARNS=$(aws ecs list-tasks \
+            --cluster $ECS_CLUSTER \
+            --service-name $ECS_SERVICE \
+            --query 'taskArns[]' \
+            --output text)
+          
+          if [ -z "$TASK_ARNS" ]; then
+            echo "No running tasks found."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          
+          echo "Found tasks: $TASK_ARNS"
+          
+          for TASK_ARN in $TASK_ARNS; do
+            echo "Stopping task: $TASK_ARN"
+            aws ecs stop-task \
+              --cluster $ECS_CLUSTER \
+              --task $TASK_ARN \
+              --reason "Manually stopped via GitHub Actions"
+          done
+          
+          echo "All tasks have been stopped."
+
+      - name: Verify tasks stopped
+        run: |
+          echo "Waiting 30 seconds for tasks to stop..."
+          sleep 30
+          
+          echo "Current task status:"
+          aws ecs describe-services \
+            --cluster $ECS_CLUSTER \
+            --services $ECS_SERVICE \
+            --query 'services[0].{RunningCount:runningCount,PendingCount:pendingCount,DesiredCount:desiredCount}' \
+            --output table