Commands

Remove

Completely uninstall NexoralDNS and all associated data.

⛔

This is irreversible

Permanently deletes all DNS records, configurations, query logs, cache data and user settings. Back up first.

Command

remove

$ nexoraldns remove

What it does

▸Prompts for confirmation (type 'yes' exactly)

▸Stops and removes all containers, images and volumes

▸Deletes networks and the installation directory

▸Restores original DNS configuration and cleans up config files

▸Purges the nexoraldns CLI package and executable command shortcuts

What is NOT removed

✓Docker and Docker Compose (remain installed)

✓System packages installed as dependencies

✓Router settings (update these manually)

✓External backups outside the install directory

Pre-removal backup

backup volume

sudo docker run --rm -v nexoraldns_db-data:/data -v ~/nexoraldns-backup:/backup \
  alpine tar czf /backup/db-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz -C /data .

Reinstalling

reinstall

$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nexoral/NexoralDNS/main/Scripts/install.sh | sudo bash -