javimosch aws-nuke Plugin
Remove all resources from an AWS account. Nuke a whole AWS account and delete all its resources. Useful for cleaning up test accounts.
Commands
Account Cleanup
aws-nuke account nuke— Nuke all resources in AWS account
Utility
aws-nuke _ _— Passthrough to aws-nuke CLI
Usage Examples
- "Clean up AWS account"
- "Delete all AWS resources"
- "Nuke AWS account"
- "AWS resource cleanup"
Installation
brew install aws-nuke
Examples
# Dry run (always do this first!)
aws-nuke account nuke --config nuke-config.yaml --dry-run
# Actual deletion
aws-nuke account nuke --config nuke-config.yaml --no-dry-run
# Use specific profile
aws-nuke account nuke --config nuke-config.yaml --profile myprofile --dry-run
# Any aws-nuke command with passthrough
aws-nuke _ _ run --config nuke-config.yaml --dry-run
Key Features
- Destructive - Removes all resources
- Dry-run - Preview before deletion
- Config - YAML configuration
- Filters - Resource filtering
- Profiles - AWS profile support
- Safe - Dry-run by default
- Complete - Comprehensive coverage
- Regions - Multi-region support
- Fast - Parallel deletion
- Cloud - AWS focused
Notes
- Always use --dry-run first
- Requires AWS credentials
- Destructive operation
- Useful for test accounts