Decommission NXLog Platform

If you no longer need your NXLog Platform instance, you can decommission it to recover the hardware resources used. You can also use this option to reinstall NXLog Platform to ensure any previous versions have been successfully removed.

If you need to use your current instance in the future, consider creating a backup that can be restored later. The decommissioning process does not delete the backup directory, and all existing backups will be preserved. See Back up and restore NXLog Platform for more information.

The decommission procedure is primarily meant to stop and remove the NXLog Platform containers and delete the NXLog Platform data.

Decommissioning will delete all data in your NXLog Platform instance.

The procedure leaves the NXLog Platform installation files and the /etc/nxp.conf file intact, so you can reinstall NXLog Platform using the same settings, without the need to edit the file.

Complete the following commands to decommission your NXLog Platform instance:

Log in to the NXLog Platform server, for example, via ssh:
```
$ ssh <your_user>@<your_ip_address>
```
Decommission NXLog Platform:
```
$ sudo nxp_manage.sh prune
```
This command requires you to confirm your decision several times. Type yes each time the decommissioning procedure asks you.