# How do you reset a Discourse installation

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-reset-a-discourse-installation/28062
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 29, 2015, 4:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-reset-a-discourse-installation/28062 "2015-04-29T04:13:22Z")
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### Author: ![nahtnam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nahtnam/32/122073_2.png) [@nahtnam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahtnam)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2015, 4:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-reset-a-discourse-installation/28062/1 "2015-04-29T04:13:22Z")

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Hey!

I want to reset my discourse installation (delete **everything** and rebuild it).

Whats the easiest way to do this?

Thanks.

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### Author: ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2015, 5:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-reset-a-discourse-installation/28062/3 "2015-04-29T05:55:45Z")

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```
rm -rf /var/discourse/shared/standalone/postgres* /var/discourse/shared/standalone/redis*

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2018, 11:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-reset-a-discourse-installation/28062/8 "2018-09-30T11:43:12Z")

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-reset-a-discourse-installation/28062/9 "2018-09-30T20:18:20Z")

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