Archive or delete an app

TalkIDE projects support two lifecycle actions beyond normal operation: Archive and Delete. Both are available in Settings → Danger zone.

Archive

Archiving is for projects you are not actively working on but are not ready to delete. Archive stops the app immediately, and all data (database, files, source) is preserved indefinitely. There is no grace period and no automatic deletion from archiving alone.

Use archive when you want to set a project aside and bring it back later without any risk of data loss.

Before you archive

• Remove any custom domains pointing at the app. Archiving does not automatically release domain assignments.
• Database export is coming soon. For now, ask Mara to help you extract data you need before archiving.

How to archive

1. Open your project and go to Settings → Danger zone.
2. Click Archive app.
3. Confirm when prompted. The app stops immediately.

Restore an archived project

You do not need to contact support. Go to the projects list: archived project cards show a Restore button. Click it to bring the project back.

Delete

Deleting a project removes it and all its data immediately and permanently. Delete is only available after the project has been archived first.

Before you delete

• Remove any custom domains pointing at the app.
• Database export is coming soon. For now, ask Mara to help you extract data you need before deleting.

How to delete

1. Archive the project first (see above). Delete is only available on archived projects.
2. Open the archived project and go to Settings → Danger zone.
3. Click Delete app.
4. Type the project slug to confirm, then click Confirm delete.

The project is removed immediately and permanently.

Notes

• Archiving and deleting do not affect your TalkIDE account or other projects.
• An archived project’s custom domain remains configured but the app is unreachable. Remove the domain assignment if you no longer need it.