Delete a node

Deleting a node removes it, its data, and all of its snapshots for good. To keep a snapshot, create an image from it first.

If Accidental Protection is on, turn it off first. Delete Node is greyed out while the node is locked, in recovery mode, or in the middle of another change such as reinstalling; see Delete Node is greyed out.

Open the node’s Actions menu and click Delete Node. The confirmation warns you about lost infra credit if the node is on a committed plan, and about the data and licenses you will lose. Check the box to confirm you understand, and decide what happens to two things that can outlive the node:

• Its public IP: an IP that is already reserved stays on your account. Otherwise, select Reserve the node’s IP, when it is offered, to keep the address for a monthly charge. See Reserve a node’s public IP when you delete it.
• Its CDP backups, if any: Keep CDP Backups for this node starts selected, and kept backups are billed separately once the node is gone. Clear it if you will not need them again.

Confirm to delete the node. To delete a node through the API instead of the portal, see the delete-node operation in the API reference.

Deleting a committed node early

You can delete a committed node before its committed-until date. You have already paid for its remaining commitment, from infra credits, the prepaid balance on your account that charges are deducted from, or postpaid billing, and that stays as is either way.

A committed node can also be set to delete itself automatically when its commitment ends, instead of you deleting it by hand. See Convert a node to committed billing for that setting and what it removes.

To guard a node you mean to keep against being deleted by mistake, see Enable Accidental Protection on a node.