Remove JFrog CLI server configurations

jf config rm (remove) deletes one or all server entries from your local JFrog CLI configuration. Removing a server clears stored credentials for that ID; omitting the server ID removes every configured server. Use --quiet to skip the confirmation prompt in an interactive terminal.

This topic covers:

Remove a specific server
Remove all servers
Recover after removing the active server

Synopsis

jf config rm <server-id>

Aliases: jf c rm

Where:

<server-id>: Optional. When provided, only that server is removed. When omitted, all servers are removed. Append flags such as --quiet as needed.

Arguments

Argument	Required	Description
`server-id`	No	Remove only this server. Omit to remove all

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--quiet`	`false`	Skip the interactive confirmation prompt. Only applies when running in an interactive terminal (TTY). In scripts and CI/CD pipelines the prompt is suppressed automatically, so this flag is not required there.

Examples

Remove a Specific Server

To remove a specific server:

Run:
```
jf config rm <server-id> --quiet
```
Where:
- <server-id>: The ID of the server to remove.
For example:
```
jf config rm staging-server --quiet
```
Confirm the configuration. No output is printed on success. To verify the removal:
- Run:
```
jf config show
```

Remove All Servers

To remove all configured servers:

Run:
```
jf config rm --quiet
```
Confirm that no servers remain. No output is printed on success. To verify all configurations are gone:
- Run:
```
jf config show
```
  Expected: empty output (no servers configured).

Recover After Removing the Active Server

If you removed the currently active server, another server must become the default before CLI commands target a platform.

To set a different server as the active default:

Run:
```
jf config use <other-server-id>
```
Where:
- <other-server-id>: A server ID that remains in your configuration.
For example:
```
jf config use dev-server
```

Important Notes

Destructive action: Removing a server configuration deletes its stored credentials permanently. You cannot undo this. After removing, run jf config show to confirm the expected servers are no longer listed.
Remove all: Omitting the server ID removes all stored configurations. The --quiet flag skips the confirmation prompt in interactive terminal sessions. In CI/CD pipelines and non-interactive scripts, the prompt is suppressed automatically regardless of --quiet.
Active server: If you remove the active (default) server, there is no active server until you run jf config use <other-id> or add a new one with jf config add.
CI/CD cleanup: In pipelines, add jf config rm <server-id> --quiet as a teardown step to avoid leaking credentials in ephemeral environments.
Non-existent server ID: If the specified server-id does not exist, the CLI prints an informational message and exits 0. Confirm your server ID with jf config show before running remove in automation scripts.
Empty output after remove all: After removing all servers, jf config show returns empty output with exit code 0. This is expected — it does not indicate an error.