How to delete your Flightcontrol account

About deleting your Flightcontrol account

Flightcontrol is a specialized deployment platform that simplifies the process of hosting full-stack applications on AWS. By acting as a layer on top of your existing AWS infrastructure, it manages your VPCs, RDS instances, and container services, effectively bridging the gap between complex cloud architecture and a streamlined developer experience. Users often choose to delete their Flightcontrol accounts when they migrate to a custom-built infrastructure, transition to serverless providers like Vercel or Netlify, or consolidate their development tooling.

Deleting your account is a significant step if you no longer require Flightcontrol to manage your production or staging environments. Consider these factors before initiating the deletion process:

• Disconnecting your AWS account from Flightcontrol's management access.
• Ensuring you have backups of environment variables and configuration files that are stored solely within the Flightcontrol dashboard.
• Migrating active deployments to alternative CI/CD pipelines to prevent service downtime for your hosted applications.

What happens to your data

When you request to delete your account, Flightcontrol initiates a cleanup process for the metadata associated with your deployments. Because Flightcontrol functions as a bridge to your own AWS account, it is important to distinguish between data hosted on Flightcontrol's platform versus data residing in your AWS environment.

• Data removed: Your user profile, project dashboard configurations, Git provider integration tokens, and cached deployment logs.
• Data retained: Your actual infrastructure, such as EC2 instances, S3 buckets, and RDS databases, remains inside your personal AWS account unless you manually terminate them. Flightcontrol removes the link to your cloud, but it does not delete your production databases or live web assets automatically.
• Data retention: Like many SaaS platforms, Flightcontrol may retain certain logs for internal auditing or compliance requirements for a limited period before permanent purging.

Privacy considerations

Using a platform that integrates deeply with your AWS environment requires a high level of trust. Flightcontrol gains access to your cloud infrastructure via IAM roles or keys, which is why revoking these permissions is a critical privacy step. If you are concerned about historical metadata or potential data leakage, ensure you follow the formal deletion process rather than simply ignoring the account.

• Always revoke IAM access keys and roles associated with Flightcontrol in your AWS console after closing your account.
• Delete your Git provider application authorization (GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket) to ensure no lingering API access.
• Use the account deletion function in the settings menu to trigger a formal deletion request rather than just logging out.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will deleting my Flightcontrol account destroy my live application?

No, deleting your account removes your connection to the Flightcontrol dashboard, but your applications hosted in your AWS account will continue to run unless you manually terminate those specific cloud resources.

Do I need to delete my AWS account to secure my data after using Flightcontrol?

Not at all. You only need to remove the IAM policies and permissions that Flightcontrol used to access your account, which can be done directly from the AWS IAM console.

Can I recover my project history after deletion?

Once the account deletion process is finalized, Flightcontrol typically purges your dashboard data, making recovery of your environment settings or deployment history impossible.

How do I ensure my Git integration is revoked?

After deleting your Flightcontrol account, navigate to the 'Applications' settings in your GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket account and revoke the OAuth permissions for Flightcontrol.

Does Flightcontrol keep backups of my environment variables?

While active, Flightcontrol manages these variables, but upon account deletion, these are cleared from their platform. However, it is your responsibility to secure these credentials before the account is closed.

Is it faster to just delete my AWS account instead of my Flightcontrol account?

Deleting your AWS account is a drastic measure and is not recommended. It is safer to simply revoke the specific IAM credentials and use the Flightcontrol dashboard's delete function.