How to factory reset AWS account?

Posted on by justCurious

You can use Cloud Nuke:
https://github.com/gruntwork-io/cloud-nuke

Steps to use on mac:

  1. Install cloud-nuke using homebrew
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brew install cloud-nuke

2. Destroy All (jokes please read the document here before you do anything)

THE NEXT STEPS ARE DESTRUCTIVE AND COMPLETELY IRREVERSIBLE, PROCEED WITH CAUTION!!!

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cloud-nuke aws

 

3. When the below command is executed, this tool will delete all default VPCs and the rules for default security groups.

THE NEXT STEPS ARE DESTRUCTIVE AND COMPLETELY IRREVERSIBLE, PROCEED WITH CAUTION!!!

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cloud-nuke defaults-aws