Deleting an Application

Deleting an app permanently removes it from ServerPlane and cleans up its resources on the server. This action cannot be undone.

How to delete

1. Open the app's detail page.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Scroll to the Danger Zone section.
4. Click Delete App.
5. Confirm the deletion in the dialog that appears.

After confirmation, you are redirected to the application list.

What gets removed

When you delete an app, the following resources are cleaned up on the server:

• Web server configuration — The site configuration is removed.
• Application files — The app's directory and all files within it are deleted.
• Application services — Any running processes or containers for the app are stopped and removed.

The app record and all associated data (domains, SSL certificates, environment variables, deployment history) are also removed from ServerPlane.

What does NOT get removed

• Databases — Any databases created for this app (via the Database tab or manually) are not deleted automatically. This is intentional to prevent accidental data loss. If you want to remove the database, delete it manually from the Databases section before or after deleting the app.
• DNS records — ServerPlane does not manage your DNS. Remove any A/CNAME records pointing to this server from your DNS provider if they are no longer needed.
• Let's Encrypt certificates on disk — Existing certificates remain on the server but will not be renewed. They are harmless and will expire naturally.

Server connectivity

If the server is unreachable at the time of deletion, ServerPlane still removes the app from its database but logs a warning that server-side cleanup could not be performed. In this case, you may need to manually clean up files and services on the server later.