> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.prefect.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

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# How to manage work pools

> Configure Prefect work pools using the CLI, Terraform, or REST API

export const API = ({name, href}) => <p>You can manage {name} with the <a href={href}>Prefect API</a>.</p>;

export const TF = ({name, href}) => <p>You can manage {name} with the <a href={href}>Terraform provider for Prefect</a>.</p>;

export const work_pools = {
  cli: "https://docs.prefect.io/v3/api-ref/cli/work-pool",
  api: "https://app.prefect.cloud/api/docs#tag/Work-Pools",
  tf: "https://registry.terraform.io/providers/PrefectHQ/prefect/latest/docs/resources/work_pool"
};

export const CLI = ({name, href}) => <p>You can manage {name} with the <a href={href}>Prefect CLI</a>.</p>;

You can configure work pools by using the Prefect UI.

To manage work pools in the UI, click the **Work Pools** icon. This displays a list of currently configured work pools.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/prefect-bd373955/rT_XiX8cZI7Bzt5c/v3/img/ui/work-pool-list.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=rT_XiX8cZI7Bzt5c&q=85&s=16ad4508be0804e4a593a3091ce3182f" alt="The UI displays a list of configured work pools" width="2540" height="1410" data-path="v3/img/ui/work-pool-list.png" />

Select the **+** button to create a new work pool. You can specify the details about infrastructure created for this work pool.

## Using the CLI

<CLI name="work pools" href={work_pools.cli} />

```bash  theme={null}
prefect work-pool create [OPTIONS] NAME
```

`NAME` is a required, unique name for the work pool.

Optional configuration parameters to filter work on the pool include:

<Tip>
  **Managing work pools in CI/CD**

  Version control your base job template by committing it as a JSON file to a git repository and control updates to your
  work pools' base job templates with the `prefect work-pool update` command in your CI/CD pipeline.

  For example, use the following command to update a work pool's base job template to the contents of a file named `base-job-template.json`:

  ```bash  theme={null}
  prefect work-pool update --base-job-template base-job-template.json my-work-pool
  ```
</Tip>

### List available work pools

```bash  theme={null}
prefect work-pool ls
```

### Inspect a work pool

```bash  theme={null}
prefect work-pool inspect 'test-pool'
```

### Preview scheduled work

```bash  theme={null}
prefect work-pool preview 'test-pool' --hours 12
```

### Pause a work pool

```bash  theme={null}
prefect work-pool pause 'test-pool'
```

### Resume a work pool

```bash  theme={null}
prefect work-pool resume 'test-pool'
```

### Delete a work pool

```bash  theme={null}
prefect work-pool delete 'test-pool'
```

<Note>
  **Pausing a work pool does not pause deployment schedules**
</Note>

### Manage concurrency for a work pool

Set concurrency:

```bash  theme={null}
prefect work-pool set-concurrency-limit [LIMIT] [POOL_NAME]
```

Clear concurrency:

```bash  theme={null}
prefect work-pool clear-concurrency-limit [POOL_NAME]
```

### Base job template

View default base job template:

```bash  theme={null}
prefect work-pool get-default-base-job-template --type process
```

Example `prefect.yaml`:

```yaml  theme={null}
deployments:
- name: demo-deployment
  entrypoint: demo_project/demo_flow.py:some_work
  work_pool:
    name: above-ground  
    job_variables:
        stream_output: false
```

<Tip>
  **Advanced customization of the base job template**

  For advanced use cases, create work pools with fully customizable job templates. This customization is available when
  creating or editing a work pool on the 'Advanced' tab within the UI or when updating a work pool via the Prefect CLI.

  Advanced customization is useful anytime the underlying infrastructure supports a high degree of customization.
  In these scenarios a work pool job template allows you to expose a minimal and easy-to-digest set of options to deployment authors.
  Additionally, these options are the *only* customizable aspects for deployment infrastructure, which are useful for restricting
  capabilities in secure environments. For example, the `kubernetes` worker type allows users to specify a custom job template\
  to configure the manifest that workers use to create jobs for flow execution.

  See more information about [overriding a work pool's job variables](/v3/deploy/infrastructure-concepts/customize).
</Tip>

## Using Terraform

<TF name="work pools" href={work_pools.tf} />

## Using the REST API

<API name="work pools" href={work_pools.api} />

## Further reading

* [Work pools](/v3/concepts/work-pools) concept page
* [Customize job variables](/v3/deploy/infrastructure-concepts/customize) page


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