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Uninstalling Coolify ​

If you're using Coolify Cloud ↗, you don't need to uninstall Coolify, as the instance is hosted on servers managed by the Core Team ↗. To stop using Coolify Cloud, simply head over to the Billing page and cancel your subscription.

The following instructions are for those who are self-hosting Coolify and wish to uninstall it from their server.

The uninstallation process involves the following five steps:

1. Stop and Remove Containers ​

Stop all Coolify-related Docker containers and remove them to free up system resources.

Run the following commands in your terminal:

sh
  sudo docker stop -t 0 coolify coolify-realtime coolify-db coolify-redis coolify-proxy
  sudo docker rm coolify coolify-realtime coolify-db coolify-redis coolify-proxy

The -t 0 flag ensures that the containers stop immediately without waiting for a timeout.

2. Remove Docker Volumes ​

To remove the persistent data stored in Docker volumes for Coolify, run:

sh
  sudo docker volume rm coolify-db coolify-redis

CAUTION!!

Removing volumes will delete all data stored in them permanently. Ensure you have backups if needed.

3. Remove Docker Network ​

Coolify uses a custom Docker network named coolify. Remove it with the following command:

sh
  sudo docker network rm coolify

📌 Info

If you encounter an error indicating the network is in use, ensure that no containers are using the network before retrying.

4. Delete Coolify Data Directory ​

Remove the directory where Coolify stores its data on your server:

sh
  sudo rm -rf /data/coolify

CAUTION!

This will permanently delete all Coolify-related data. Double-check the directory path before executing this command.

5. Remove Docker Images ​

To free up disk space, remove all Docker images used by Coolify by running the following commands:

sh
  sudo docker rmi ghcr.io/coollabsio/coolify:latest
  sudo docker rmi ghcr.io/coollabsio/coolify-helper:latest
  sudo docker rmi quay.io/soketi/soketi:1.6-16-alpine
  sudo docker rmi postgres:15-alpine
  sudo docker rmi redis:alpine

If you were using the default proxy, also remove its image:

sh
  sudo docker rmi traefik:v3.1

If you switched to the Caddy proxy, remove its image instead:

sh
  sudo docker rmi lucaslorentz/caddy-docker-proxy:2.8-alpine

Coolify Successfully Uninstalled ​

After completing these steps, Coolify and all its related resources will be completely removed from your server.