Uninstallation - Chainstack

Uninstallation permanently deletes all data including deployed nodes, configuration, and user data. This cannot be undone. Use --keep-pvcs if you want to preserve blockchain node data.

Basic uninstall

cpctl uninstall

This removes the Helm release and deletes all associated PersistentVolumeClaims. You will be prompted to confirm before anything is deleted.

Preserve data

To remove the Control Panel but keep the blockchain node data on disk:

cpctl uninstall --keep-pvcs

This is useful if you plan to reinstall and reattach the existing volumes.

Preview before deleting

To see what would be deleted without actually deleting anything:

cpctl uninstall --dry-run

Uninstall flags

Flag	Description	Default
`--keep-pvcs`	Preserve PersistentVolumeClaims (blockchain node data)	`false`
`--dry-run`	Preview resources to be deleted without deleting	`false`
`--delete-namespace`	Delete the Control Panel namespace after uninstall	`false`
`--delete-workload-namespace`	Delete the workload namespace after uninstall	`false`
`--workload-namespace`	Workload namespace name	`<namespace>-deployments`
`--force`	Force removal: strip finalizers, kill stuck pods, delete namespace	`false`
`--timeout`	Timeout for the uninstall operation	`5m0s`
`-y, --yes`	Skip confirmation prompts (for automation)	`false`
`--log-file`	Write operations log to a file	—

Last modified on April 13, 2026