# How to Uninstall Grafana?

Uninstalling Grafana depends on your operating system and installation method. Here's how to remove Grafana on various systems.

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## Uninstall on Linux (APT-Based Systems)


First, stop the Grafana service:

```command
sudo systemctl stop grafana-server
```

Uninstall the Grafana package:

```command
sudo apt-get remove --purge grafana
```

Remove configuration and data files:

```command
sudo rm -rf /etc/grafana /var/lib/grafana /var/log/grafana
```

Reload system services:

```command
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```


## Uninstall Docker Container

Stop and remove the container:

```command
docker stop grafana && docker rm grafana
```

Remove the Grafana image:

```command
docker rmi grafana/grafana
```

Delete persistent data (if any):

```command
rm -rf /path/to/grafana-data
```

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