{ "video": "L5SFK5ULRB8", "seconds": 77, "title": "Terminate an Oracle Autonomous Database", "prior": ["Oracle Cloud Account Setup","Logging in to your Oracle Cloud Account","Create an Oracle Autonomous Database"], "transcript": "This video shows how to terminate an Oracle Autonomous Database.\r\n\r\nWe'll assume you already have an Oracle Cloud account with an autonomous database configured. If not, check out the videos listed above.\r\n\r\nFrom time to time, you may need to completely remove a database you have configured, especially when you're just starting. Don't worry, it's easy.\r\n\r\nFrom your \"Oracle Cloud\" \"Getting Started panel\", let's search for \"autonomous,\" then click on the Autonomous Database service. You can tell if your database configuration qualifies for the free tier if it says \"always free\" here near the name. If yours doesn't say \"always free,\" you may want to terminate it and start again from scratch.\r\n\r\nIf so, just click the ellipsis menu for your database and choose Terminate. Because terminating a database will permanently delete all the data stored in it, Oracle will require you to enter the name of the database to be sure you are serious. I'll just copy, paste, and click the big red button.\r\n\r\nIt will take a few minutes to completely remove this database. When it's done, the state will change from \"terminating\" to \"terminated.\" \r\n\r\nAt this point, you can create another database with the same name. After a day or so, the terminated database will no longer appear in the list.", }