# metalcloud-cli site decommission

Archive a site and mark it as inactive

## Synopsis

Decommission (archive) a site and mark it as inactive in the system.

This command permanently decommissions a site, making it unavailable for new deployments
while preserving historical data. Once decommissioned, a site cannot be reactivated
and any existing infrastructure should be migrated to other sites before decommissioning.

Warning: This operation is irreversible. Ensure all infrastructure has been properly
migrated before decommissioning a site.

Required Arguments:
  site_id_or_name    Site identifier (ID or name) to decommission

Required Permissions:
  sites:write - Permission to modify sites

Examples:
  ## Decommission a site by name
  metalcloud-cli site decommission "old-datacenter"

  ## Decommission a site by ID
  metalcloud-cli site decommission 12345

```
metalcloud-cli site decommission site_id_or_name [flags]
```

### Options

```
  -h, --help   help for decommission
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -k, --api_key string         MetalCloud API key
  -c, --config string          Config file path
  -d, --debug                  Set to enable debug logging
  -e, --endpoint string        MetalCloud API endpoint
  -f, --format string          Output format. Supported values are 'text','csv','md','json','yaml'. (default "text")
  -i, --insecure_skip_verify   Set to allow insecure transport
  -l, --log_file string        Log file path
  -v, --verbosity string       Log level verbosity (default "INFO")
```

### SEE ALSO

* [metalcloud-cli site](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_site.md)	 - Manage sites (datacenters) and their configurations

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