pct-destroy
TLDR
Destroy container
SYNOPSIS
pct destroy vmid [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
pct destroy removes a Proxmox LXC container and its associated storage. By default, the container must be stopped first unless the force option is used.
PARAMETERS
vmid
The numeric ID of the container--force
Destroy even if the container is running--purge
Also remove all references to this container (jobs, replication, etc.)
CAVEATS
This operation is irreversible. All container data will be lost. Snapshots associated with the container are also removed. Use --purge to clean up scheduled jobs and replication configurations.
HISTORY
pct destroy is part of the Proxmox VE virtualization platform for managing LXC containers.
SEE ALSO
pct(1), pct-create(1)
