Uninstall Observium Ubuntu

By default, Observium installs into the /opt/observium directory. Deleting this folder removes the core application, the frontend PHP scripts, and all collected Round Robin Database (RRD) metrics.

Search for any leftover files that might have been created outside the standard directory:

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Look for and delete lines referencing discovery.php or poller.php . Save and exit the editor. 2. Disable and Stop the Poller Daemon The word felt heavier than "uninstall

| Component | Removed? | |-----------|----------| | Apache virtual host | ✅ | | PHP packages (extensions) | ✅ | | /opt/observium source code | ✅ | | /opt/observium/rrd data files | ✅ | | Observium MySQL database | ✅ | | Observium MySQL user | ✅ | | /etc/cron.d/observium | ✅ | | observium system user/group | ✅ | | Unused dependencies (apt autoremove) | ✅ |

Additionally, if you have Observium’s cron jobs running (commonly scheduled tasks like discovery and polling), you can temporarily disable them by commenting out or removing the file: Save and exit the editor

This will permanently delete all your historical graph data. sudo rm -rf /opt/observium Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard 5. Cleanup the User (Optional)