1. A system comprising memory operatively coupled to one or more processors, the memory storing instructions that perform a method of: receiving, from a first instance execution host, a request to persist an application instance; identifying a system property to re-activate the application instance, the system property comprising a timer; tracking a state of the application instance from executing to persisted; persisting the application instance for a duration of the timer; determining, based on an expiration of the timer, that the application instance is to be running, wherein the expiration of the timer indicates the application instance is to be transitioned back to an executing state; sending, based on the determination, an activation event to a second instance execution host to cause the second instance execution host to execute the application instance; and tracking the state of the application instance from persisted to executing.