At OVHcloud, deleting a Dedicated Server is an easy process. This article will detail two different options for deleting your Dedicated Server.
Warning: Any failover IPs or licenses attached to your server will need to be deleted separately. Not doing so will incur the continued cost of using these services including parking fees for the failover IPs.
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Delete Service at Expiry Date
To delete your Dedicated Server at the expiry date, first log into the OVHcloud Manager. Click Bare Metal Cloud at the top of the screen and then select the server you wish to delete from the Dedicated servers drop-down menu on the left-hand sidebar. In the "Service status" box, click the ellipsis (...) next to "Status" and choose Delete my service.
From the popup menu, select Delete service on its expiry date.
Click Confirm and your service will be deleted at its expiry date. You will not receive an email confirming the deletion until the service is actually deleted.
Delete Service Now
Warning: If you choose to delete your service now, you will have to follow a link from an email that is sent to you. The service will not be deleted until this link is clicked and the subsequent form is filled out.
To delete your Dedicated Server now, instead of at the expiry date, first log into the OVHcloud Manager. Click Server at the top of the screen and then select the server you wish to delete from the drop-down menu on the left-hand sidebar. In the "Service status" box, click the ellipsis (...) next to "Status" and choose Delete my service.
From the popup menu, select Delete service now and click Confirm.
You will receive an email with a link back to our site to finish deleting the service. Click the link to navigate to the following page:
Note: If you don't receive the email within an hour, and you have checked your Spam folder, please contact OVHcloud US support.
Provide your feedback in the form and click the Confirm cancellation button at the bottom of the screen to proceed. You will now receive an email confirming the cancellation of your service.
Conclusion
Now that you have read this article, you should be able to delete a Dedicated Server from your OVHcloud account.