Uninstalling Flex Gateway

You can uninstall Flex Gateway running as a Linux service, in a container, or in a Kubernetes cluster.

Uninstall Flex Gateway Running as a Linux Service

Uninstall Flex Gateway Running in a Docker Container

Uninstall Flex Gateway Running in a Kubernetes Cluster

Uninstall Flex Gateway Running as a Linux Service

Flex Gateway can be uninstalled as any other package:

sudo apt remove -y flex-gateway

Uninstall Flex Gateway Running in a Docker Container

To uninstall Flex Gateway, stop and remove the Flex Gateway container:

Determine the Flex Gateway container ID by listing all the running containers:
```
docker ps
```
In the list of containers, note the container ID associated with the Flex Gateway container you want to uninstall.
Stop the Flex Gateway container:
```
docker stop <container id>
```
Replace <container-id with the container ID of the Flex Gateway container you want to stop:
Remove the Flex Gateway container:
```
docker rm <container id>
```
Replace <container-id with the container ID of the Flex Gateway container you want to remove. The command permanently deletes the container and its associated resources.
Optionally, remove the Flex Gateway container image:
```
docker rmi mulesoft/flex-gateway
```
To confirm that Flex Gateway is uninstalled, run the docker ps command again. The uninstalled container no longer appears in the list.

Uninstall Flex Gateway Running in a Kubernetes Cluster

To uninstall Flex Gateway running in a Kubernetes cluster:

Uninstall the Helm release. The following example removes a release called “my-release”:
```
helm delete my-release
```
Update my-release to the release you have running. To see a list of all releases, use the command helm list -A.
Delete the release namespace if one was specified:
```
kubectl delete namespace gateway
```

Delete the custom resource definitions:

kubectl delete crds \
     apiinstances.gateway.mulesoft.com \
     configurations.gateway.mulesoft.com \
     extensions.gateway.mulesoft.com \
     policybindings.gateway.mulesoft.com \
     services.gateway.mulesoft.com