# Manage policies with YAML

This section describes how to use YAML to manage existing policies in the following ways:

- Change which policy manages a workload
- Stop optimization of a workload

There is also a table of common **kubectl** commands.

### Change which policy manages a workload

To change the policy that manages a workload, edit the policy selectors on the current and the desired policy.

> Tip  
> To avoid an unmanaged gap, add the workload to the new policy **before** removing it from the old policy.

### Stop optimization of a workload

To stop optimizing a workload, remove the workload from policy selection, using the relevant solution:

- Remove it from the policy’s  `appList` selector.
- Update the policy label selector so it no longer matches the workload.
- Remove the policy annotation from the workload.

After removing, the workload may still be managed if it matches a different policy.

### Common kubectl commands

Replace the values inside \[ \] with your values.

**CRDs**

- **Pod rightsizing**:` policies.rightsizing.kompass.zesty.co`
- **Replica optimization**: `policies.horizontalscaling.kompass.zesty.co`

**Annotations**

- **Pod rightsizing**: `rightsizing.kompass.zesty.co/policy: <any rightsizing policy>`
- **Replica optimization**: `horizontalscaling.kompass.zesty.co/policy: <any rightsizing policy>`

| To do this                             | Use this command                                                |
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| List policies                          | `kubectl get [policy-crd]`                                   |
| View a policy manifest                 | `kubectl get [policy-crd] [policy-name] -o yaml`            |
| Create or update a policy              | `kubectl apply -f [policy-file].yaml`                        |
| Add or update the workload policy annotation | `kubectl annotate [workload-kind]/[workload-name] -n [namespace] [policy-annotation-key]=[policy-name] --overwrite` |
| Remove the workload policy annotation   | `kubectl annotate [workload-kind]/[workload-name] -n [namespace] [policy-annotation-key]-` |
| Delete a custom policy                 | `kubectl delete [policy-crd] [policy-name]`                 |