# stack rm

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Remove one or more stacks

### Aliases

`docker stack rm`, `docker stack remove`, `docker stack down`

### Options

| Name             | Type   | Default | Description                   |
|:-----------------|:-------|:--------|:------------------------------|
| `-d`, `--detach` | `bool` | `true`  | Do not wait for stack removal |


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## Description

Remove the stack from the swarm.

> [!NOTE]
> This is a cluster management command, and must be executed on a swarm
> manager node. To learn about managers and workers, refer to the
> [Swarm mode section](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/) in the
> documentation.

## Examples

### Remove a stack

This will remove the stack with the name `myapp`. Services, networks, and secrets
associated with the stack will be removed.

```console
$ docker stack rm myapp

Removing service myapp_redis
Removing service myapp_web
Removing service myapp_lb
Removing network myapp_default
Removing network myapp_frontend
```

### Remove multiple stacks

This will remove all the specified stacks, `myapp` and `vossibility`. Services,
networks, and secrets associated with all the specified stacks will be removed.

```console
$ docker stack rm myapp vossibility

Removing service myapp_redis
Removing service myapp_web
Removing service myapp_lb
Removing network myapp_default
Removing network myapp_frontend
Removing service vossibility_nsqd
Removing service vossibility_logstash
Removing service vossibility_elasticsearch
Removing service vossibility_kibana
Removing service vossibility_ghollector
Removing service vossibility_lookupd
Removing network vossibility_default
Removing network vossibility_vossibility
```

## Related commands

* [stack deploy](stack_deploy.md)
* [stack ls](stack_ls.md)
* [stack ps](stack_ps.md)
* [stack services](stack_services.md)