# Uninstalling discourse instance

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/uninstalling-discourse-instance/128637>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [September 15, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uninstalling-discourse-instance/128637 "2019-09-15T18:39:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uninstalling-discourse-instance/128637/9 "2022-05-10T19:12:37Z")

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Since the recommended way to do things is to install Discourse on a fresh installation used for nothing else, the way most people uninstall is by destroying the virtual machine.

Those instructions are by design for only the one most standard case.

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