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title: Uninstall Telegraf Controller
description: Uninstall Telegraf Controller and remove all files associated with the application.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/telegraf/controller/install/uninstall/
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date: '2025-12-31T14:49:32-07:00'
lastmod: '2025-12-31T14:49:32-07:00'
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#### Telegraf Controller is in Public Beta

Telegraf Controller is in public beta and will be part of the future Telegraf Enterprise offering.
While in beta, Telegraf Controller is **not meant for production use**.
The Telegraf Controller documentation is a work in progress, and we are actively
working to improve it. If you have any questions or suggestions, please[submit an issue](https://github.com/influxdata/docs-v2/issues/new?labels=Telegraf%20Controller).
We welcome any and all contributions.

Beta expectations

* **No configuration or agent limits**  
  While in beta, Telegraf Controller doesn't place any limits on the
  number of configurations you can store or the number of Telegraf
  agents you can track. However, upon being generally available,
  the free distribution of Telegraf Controller will have limits
  introduced, with the option to increase limits through a
  Telegraf Enterprise license.
* **Potential breaking changes**  
  While in beta, we will do our best to no longer make breaking
  changes to Telegraf Controller, however, they may be necessary.
  The majority of changes we make will be additive and non-breaking,
  and include any necessary migrations. When we do need to make
  breaking changes, we will do our best to communicate them clearly
  and in advance to minimize disruption.
* **Flexible release schedule**  
  While in beta, we will continue to create new releases of
  Telegraf Controller, but likely at irregular intervals. We will provide[Telegraf Controller release notes](/telegraf/controller/reference/release-notes/)to make it easy to track updates.

Provide beta feedback

* Use the **Feedback** feature in the Telegraf Controller UI.
* [Join the InfluxDB Community Slack](https://influxdata.com/slack) and post feedback in the **#telegraf-enterprise-alpha** channel.
* Post feedback in the [InfluxData Community](https://community.influxdata.com).

Join our public channels

* [InfluxDB Community Slack *(Preferred)*](https://influxdata.com/slack)
* [InfluxData Community](https://community.influxdata.com)
* [InfluxDB Subreddit](https://reddit.com/r/influxdb)

Uninstall Telegraf Controller and remove all files associated with the
application. This process depends on your operating system and installation
method.

#### Linux ####

## Linux

To fully uninstall Telegraf Controller from Linux:

1. **Stop Telegraf Controller**:

   * If running the application in place, stop the `telegraf_controller` process.

   * If you installed Telegraf Controller as a systemd service stop and
     disable the service:

     ```
     sudo systemctl stop telegraf-controller
     sudo systemctl disable telegraf-controller
     ```

2. **Remove all files associated with Telegraf Controller**:

   ```
   # Remove the telegraf_controller executable
   sudo rm -rf /opt/telegraf-controller

   # Remove the telegraf_controller shared directory, which includes the
   # SQLite database if using SQLite
   rm -rf ~/.local/share/telegraf_controller

   # Remove the service file if you installed Telegraf Controller as a service
   sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/telegraf-controller.service
   ```

3. If using PostgreSQL, **delete the `telegraf_controller` database** from your
   PostgreSQL instance:

   ```
   DROP DATABASE telegraf_controller;
   ```

## macOS

To fully uninstall Telegraf Controller from macOS:

1. **Stop Telegraf Controller**:

   * If running the application in place, stop the `telegraf_controller` process.

   * If you installed Telegraf Controller as a macOS LaunchDaemon and are
     running it as a service, stop the service:

     ```
     sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.influxdata.telegraf-controller.plist
     ```

2. **Remove all files associated with Telegraf Controller**:

   ```
   # Remove the telegraf_controller executable
   sudo rm /usr/local/bin/telegraf_controller

   # Remove the telegraf_controller application directory, which includes the
   # SQLite database if using SQLite
   rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/telegraf_controller

   # Remove the plist file if you installed Telegraf Controller as a LaunchDaemon
   sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.influxdata.telegraf-controller.plist
   ```

3. If using PostgreSQL, **delete the `telegraf_controller` database** from your
   PostgreSQL instance:

   ```
   DROP DATABASE telegraf_controller;
   ```

## Windows

To fully uninstall Telegraf Controller from Windows:

1. **Stop Telegraf Controller**:

   * If running the application in place, stop the `telegraf_controller` process.

   * If you installed Telegraf Controller as a service, stop and remove the
     service:

     ```
     nssm stop TelegrafController
     nssm remove TelegrafController confirm
     ```

2. **Remove all files associated with Telegraf Controller**:

   ```
   # Remove the telegraf_controller executable and other related files,
   # including the SQLite database if using SQLite
   Remove-Item -Path "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\telegraf_controller" -Recurse
   Remove-Item -Path "C:\Program Files\TelegrafController" -Recurse
   ```

3. If using PostgreSQL, **delete the `telegraf_controller` database** from your
   PostgreSQL instance:

   ```
   DROP DATABASE telegraf_controller;
   ```