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How do I archive or delete a site on Faaaster?

Archiving is done from the site's Tools tab, in the Danger zone, with the Archive website button. The archive lets you reactivate the site later.

What archiving does exactly, according to the interface: "This will stop the website, delete all backups and detach the hosting subscription. An archive will be created so you can reactivate the site later if you need to."

Archive a site

Prerequisite — archiving is reserved for the organization's owner and admins. For other roles, the button is grayed out.

Open the site.
Go to the Tools tab.
Scroll down to the Danger zone section.
Click Archive website.
In the "Are you sure ?" window, type ARCHIVE, then click Validate. The interface reminds you that the associated subscription will also be deleted.

The Tools tab: backup and migration, alerts, and the Danger zone (1) that contains archiving.

What you lose

All the site's backups are deleted. Export whatever you want to keep before archiving.
The hosting subscription is detached.
The site is no longer served to visitors.

Before archiving, remember to export the files and the database from the same Backup & migration section of the Tools tab.

What you keep, and for how long

An archive of the site — files and database — is created at the time of archiving: it's what the site can be reactivated from.

The archive is kept for at least 30 days. Beyond that, its retention isn't guaranteed: only an export downloaded to your own computer guarantees that you can recover your site.

⚠️ Keep your own copy. An export you keep yourself never expires: make one before archiving.

If you cancel your subscription instead (Subscription tab, Unsubscribe…), the site stays online until the end of the current period, then is archived; the interface specifies that "A final backup remains restorable."

Reactivate an archived site

An archived site is reactivated by subscribing again: this is the intended path, including for a site archived automatically at the end of the free trial. It goes through the Reactivate button (or Restart when there's nothing to pay) on the site's screen, offered to the owner, or through the Trash of the Projects list, Restore button.

For an archived development environment, reactivation is direct: the site's Environments section offers a Trash tab and a Reactivate button on each archived environment.

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Updated on: 10/03/2026

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