---
title: Remove a ForgeOps deployment
description: This page provides instructions for removing ForgeOps deployments for the following scenarios:
component: forgeops
version: 2026.1
page_id: forgeops:deploy:remove
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/forgeops/2026.1/deploy/remove.html
keywords: ["Terraform"]
section_ids:
  helm-cloud: Remove a Helm deployment from GKE, EKS, or AKS
  helm-local: Remove a Helm deployment from minikube
  kustomize-cloud: Remove a Kustomize deployment from GKE, EKS, or AKS
  kustomize-local: Remove a Kustomize deployment from minikube
---

# Remove a ForgeOps deployment

This page provides instructions for removing ForgeOps deployments for the following scenarios:

* [Remove a Helm deployment on GKE, EKS, or AKS](#helm-cloud)

* [Remove a Helm deployment on minikube](#helm-local)

* [Remove a Kustomize deployment on GKE, EKS, or AKS](#kustomize-cloud)

* [Remove a Kustomize deployment on minikube](#kustomize-local)

## Remove a Helm deployment from GKE, EKS, or AKS

1. Set up your Kubernetes context:

   1. Set the `KUBECONFIG` environment variable so that your Kubernetes context references the cluster in which you deployed the platform.

   2. Set the active namespace in your Kubernetes context to the Kubernetes namespace in which you deployed the platform:

      ```
      $ kubens my-namespace
      ```

2. Remove the ForgeOps deployment:

   ```
   $ cd /path/to/forgeops/charts/identity-platform
   $ helm uninstall identity-platform
   ```

   Running helm uninstall identity-platform doesn't delete PVCs and the `amster` job from your namespace.

3. (Optional) To delete PVCs, use the kubectl command. For example, to delete `data-ds-idrepo-0` and `data-ds-cts-0`:

   ```
   $ kubectl delete pvc data-ds-idrepo-0 data-ds-cts-0
   ```

4. (Optional) To delete the `amster` job, use the kubectl command:

   ```
   $ kubectl delete job amster
   ```

5. (Optional) Delete your cluster:

   1. Change to the directory in your `forgeops-extras` repository clone that contains Terraform artifacts:

      ```
      $ cd /path/to/forgeops-extras/terraform
      ```

   2. Run the tf-destroy script to create your cluster:

      ```
      $ ./tf-destroy
      ```

      Respond `yes` to the `Do you really want to destroy all resources?` prompt.

## Remove a Helm deployment from minikube

1. Set the active namespace in your Kubernetes context to the Kubernetes namespace in which you deployed the platform:

   ```
   $ kubens my-namespace
   ```

2. Remove the ForgeOps deployment:

   ```
   $ cd /path/to/forgeops/charts/identity-platform
   $ helm uninstall identity-platform
   ```

   Running helm uninstall identity-platform doesn't delete PVCs and the `amster` job from your namespace.

3. (Optional) To delete PVCs, use the kubectl command. For example, to delete `data-ds-idrepo-0` and `data-ds-cts-0`:

   ```
   $ kubectl delete pvc data-ds-idrepo-0 data-ds-cts-0
   ```

4. (Optional) To delete the `amster` job, use the kubectl command:

   ```
   $ kubectl delete job amster
   ```

5. (Optional) Delete your cluster:

   ```
   $ minikube stop
   $ minikube delete
   ```

## Remove a Kustomize deployment from GKE, EKS, or AKS

1. Set up your Kubernetes context:

   1. Set the `KUBECONFIG` environment variable so that your Kubernetes context references the cluster in which you deployed the platform.

   2. Set the active namespace in your Kubernetes context to the Kubernetes namespace in which you deployed the platform:

      ```
      $ kubens my-namespace
      ```

2. Remove the ForgeOps deployment:

   ```
   $ cd /path/to/forgeops/bin
   $ ./forgeops delete --env-name my-env
   ```

   Respond `Y` to all the `OK to delete?` prompts.

3. (Optional) Delete your cluster:

   1. Change to the directory in your `forgeops-extras` repository clone that contains Terraform artifacts:

      ```
      $ cd /path/to/forgeops-extras/terraform
      ```

   2. Run the tf-destroy script to create your cluster:

      ```
      $ ./tf-destroy
      ```

      Respond `yes` to the `Do you really want to destroy all resources?` prompt.

## Remove a Kustomize deployment from minikube

1. Set the active namespace in your Kubernetes context to the Kubernetes namespace in which you deployed the platform:

   ```
   $ kubens my-namespace
   ```

2. Remove the ForgeOps deployment:

   ```
   $ cd /path/to/forgeops/bin
   $ ./forgeops delete --env-name my-env
   ```

   Respond `Y` to all the `OK to delete?` prompts.

3. (Optional) Delete your cluster:

   ```
   $ minikube stop
   $ minikube delete
   ```