howto: remove a database

nais · Oct 31, 2024 · 322afc4 · 322afc4
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@@ -7,3 +7,10 @@ The database is not automatically removed when deleting your NAIS application. R
 
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     When you delete an Cloud SQL instance, you cannot reuse the name of the deleted instance until one week from the deletion date.
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+To remove a database completely without deleting the application:
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+1. First, set [cascadingDelete](../../../workloads/application/reference/application-spec.md#gcpsqlinstancescascadingdelete) to `true` in the application spec and deploy it
+2. Remove `sqlInstances` from the application spec and deploy again
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+The database and the instance it runs on should now be completely removed after a short while.