Deleting Portal persistence data

Products

• CA API Developer Portal
• CA API Gateway

Issue/Introduction

How to delete persistence data from Portal containers and start with default/fresh configurations.

Environment

Release: 5.x
Component: APIPRD

Resolution

Delete the Portal – removes all unused containers, images, and selected volumes
These commands are used when you want ot remove portal deployment (as root)
sudo -s OR use sudo before each command 

docker stop $(docker ps -q)
docker rmi -f $(docker images -q)
docker volumes ls
docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q)
docker system prune
systemctl restart docker
 
NOTE: if you type “docker images” and “docker volumes ls” there should be nothing listed

OR

Remove stack “Portal”
This is used when you want to reset the portal stack (portal services) and the volumes but keep images

docker stack rm portal
docker rm $(docker ps -qa)
docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q)
 
NOTE: Removes the PortgreSQL database