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gibil destroy

Burn down a server and clean up all resources

When the work is done, the fire goes out. Destroy deletes the Hetzner VM, removes the SSH key, and cleans up local metadata.

Usage

gibil destroy <name> [--json]
gibil destroy --all [--json]

Options

FlagTypeDefaultDescription
--allbooleanfalseDestroy all active servers
--jsonbooleanfalseOutput as JSON

Examples

# Destroy a single server
gibil destroy my-app

# Destroy all servers
gibil destroy --all

# JSON output for agents
gibil destroy my-app --json

What gets cleaned up

  1. Hetzner VM — server deleted via the API
  2. Hetzner SSH key — uploaded public key removed
  3. Local SSH keys — ~/.gibil/keys/<name>/ deleted
  4. Local metadata — ~/.gibil/instances/<name>.json removed

Destroy is permanent. Any data on the VM that wasn't pushed to a remote (git, S3, etc.) is gone.

If the server is already gone

If the TTL expired and the server was auto-destroyed, gibil destroy still cleans up local files. It won't error.

Next steps

gibil exec

Upload and run a local script on a remote server

gibil list

List all active servers with status and TTL

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UsageOptionsExamplesWhat gets cleaned upIf the server is already goneNext steps