# rpk cloud byoc uninstall

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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-byoc-uninstall.md -->

Uninstall the BYOC plugin.

Redpanda installs an agent service in your BYOC cluster. The agent then provisions infrastructure and, eventually, a full Redpanda cluster. The command downloads the `byoc` plugin from Redpanda Cloud.

The BYOC command runs Terraform to create and start the agent. You first need a `redpanda-id` (or cluster ID); this is used to get the details of how your agent should be provisioned.

> 📝 **NOTE**
>
> To create a BYOC cluster, use the [Cloud API](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/manage/api/cloud-byoc-controlplane-api/#create-a-new-cluster) or the Redpanda Cloud UI. The UI contains the parameters necessary to run `rpk cloud byoc apply` with your cloud provider.

This command deletes your locally-downloaded BYOC managed plugin, if it exists. You generally only need to download the plugin one time to create your cluster, and then you never need the plugin again. You can uninstall it to save a small bit of disk space.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk cloud byoc uninstall [flags]
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| -h, --help | - | Help for uninstall. |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are /var/lib/redpanda/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings. See rpk -X or execute rpk -X help for inline detail or rpk -X list for terser detail. |
| --profile | string | Profile to use. See rpk profile for more details. |
| -v, --verbose | - | Enable verbose logging. |