Delete a cloud server

Last update: May 30 2026

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After deletion, a cloud server and its volumes cannot be recovered.

The local boot volume is deleted along with the server, while a network boot volume can be detached from the server before deletion.

Control panel

1. To save data, detach the network boot volume from the server.

2. In the Control panel, on the top menu, click Products and select Cloud Servers.

3. In the server menu, select Delete server.

4. Optional: select a volume to delete. To delete all volumes, check the Delete this server's volumes checkbox.

   If you selected boot volumes and additional volumes when deleting a server, they will be deleted using the cloud platform's built-in tools.

5. Click Delete.

OpenStack CLI

If network ports are connected to a server, they will not be deleted when using the OpenStack CLI; they will only be detached from the server. To delete a port, follow the Delete port instructions.

1. Open the OpenStack CLI.

2. To save data, detach the network boot volume from the server.

3. Delete a cloud server:

   openstack server delete <server>

   Specify <server> — the server ID or name. You can view the list of servers using the command openstack server list