---
title: Uninstall NexCMP
description: Remove the NexCMP services and program, with or without deleting data, and what stays on your infrastructure.
url: https://nexcmp.com/docs/getting-started/uninstall/
applies_to: NexCMP 1.6.1
updated: 2026-11-02
---

# Uninstall NexCMP

::: warning Customers lose access
Uninstalling stops the portal and billing. Virtual machines on your CloudStack or Proxmox VE keep running, but nothing manages or bills them. Make a [backup](https://nexcmp.com/docs/getting-started/backup-and-restore/) first.
:::

## Remove the program, keep the data

```bash
sudo nexcmp uninstall
```

This disables and removes the `nexcmp` and `nexcmp-vmd` services, the nginx site and snippet, `/opt/nexcmp` and the `nexcmp` command. **Data stays** in `/var/lib/nexcmp` and `/etc/nexcmp`, so a later install on the same server continues where you stopped.

## Remove everything

```bash
sudo nexcmp uninstall --purge
```

Additionally deletes `/var/lib/nexcmp`, `/etc/nexcmp`, `/var/log/nexcmp` and the `nexcmp` system user. This cannot be undone.

## After uninstalling

- Let's Encrypt certificates and the `nginx` / `certbot` packages are left in place. Remove the certificate with `sudo certbot delete --cert-name <domain>` if you want.
- Release the domain on your license page at [nexcmp.com/licenses](https://nexcmp.com/licenses) if you will activate it elsewhere.
- Delete the dedicated CloudStack account / Proxmox API token created for NexCMP if you no longer need them.