# Destroy Kubernetes Cluster > - **Objective:** Learn to destroy the cluster and revoke all related resources. > - **Prerequisites:** > - **Optionality:** Required > - **Estimated time:** TBD ## Destroy resources using Terraform > - **Optionality:** Required Just use the `terraform destroy` command, terraform will be responsible for releasing all the resources it previously applied for. ### Command ``` $ terraform destroy ``` ### Verify The output will be like this: ``` Plan: 0 to add, 0 to change, 62 to destroy. ... Do you really want to destroy all resources? Terraform will destroy all your managed infrastructure, as shown above. There is no undo. Only 'yes' will be accepted to confirm. Enter a value: ``` You will need to enter `yes` to proceed. The installation process will continue for a while. If successful, you will eventually see this output like before: ``` Destroy complete! Resources: 62 destroyed. ``` ### Trouble shooting #### Error: error deleting subnet (subnet-0536378d0b54b33cf): timeout while waiting for state to become 'destroyed' (last state: 'pending', timeout: 20m0s) Access `https://{region}.console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/home?region={region}#vpcs` to remove vpc manually. ## Conform resources released on AWS > - **Optionality:** Optional In order to prevent abnormalities to cause unnecessary costs, we strongly recommend to do a double check on the AWS platform. ### Make sure the VPC is released Open the AWS VPC management page in any browser. Remember to replace `{region}` with the acture region you are using, `us-west-1` for an example. > https://{region}.console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/home?region={region}#vpcs Make sure there is no `poc-cluster` in the list because it should be removed already. ### Make the volumes (block store) are released Open the Volumes management page in any browser. Remember to replace `{region}` with the acture region you are using, `us-west-1` for an example. > https://{region}.console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region={region}#Volumes If there are any volumes belongs to `poc-cluster`, remove it.