diff --git a/frontends/dashboard/src/pocketbase-client/PocketbaseClient.ts b/frontends/dashboard/src/pocketbase-client/PocketbaseClient.ts
index 2a12e167..75fd5be2 100644
--- a/frontends/dashboard/src/pocketbase-client/PocketbaseClient.ts
+++ b/frontends/dashboard/src/pocketbase-client/PocketbaseClient.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import {
   CreateInstancePayloadSchema,
+  DeleteInstancePayload,
+  DeleteInstancePayloadSchema,
+  DeleteInstanceResult,
   RestCommands,
   RestMethods,
   UpdateInstancePayload,
@@ -104,6 +107,12 @@ export const createPocketbaseClient = (config: PocketbaseClientConfig) => {
     UpdateInstancePayloadSchema,
   )
 
+  const deleteInstance = mkRest<DeleteInstancePayload, DeleteInstanceResult>(
+    RestCommands.Instance,
+    RestMethods.Delete,
+    DeleteInstancePayloadSchema,
+  )
+
   const getInstanceById = (
     id: InstanceId,
   ): Promise<InstanceFields | undefined> =>
@@ -271,5 +280,6 @@ export const createPocketbaseClient = (config: PocketbaseClientConfig) => {
     getAllInstancesById,
     resendVerificationEmail,
     updateInstance,
+    deleteInstance,
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontends/dashboard/src/routes/app/instances/[instanceId]/+page.svelte b/frontends/dashboard/src/routes/app/instances/[instanceId]/+page.svelte
index a7098000..bf261196 100644
--- a/frontends/dashboard/src/routes/app/instances/[instanceId]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontends/dashboard/src/routes/app/instances/[instanceId]/+page.svelte
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   import Code from './Code.svelte'
   import AdminSync from './Danger/AdminSync.svelte'
   import DangerZoneTitle from './Danger/DangerZoneTitle.svelte'
+  import DeleteInstance from './Danger/DeleteInstance.svelte'
   import Maintenance from './Danger/Maintenance.svelte'
   import RenameInstance from './Danger/RenameInstance.svelte'
   import VersionChange from './Danger/VersionChange/VersionChange.svelte'
@@ -87,4 +88,6 @@
   <VersionChange />
 
   <AdminSync />
+
+  <DeleteInstance />
 </div>
diff --git a/frontends/dashboard/src/routes/app/instances/[instanceId]/Danger/DeleteInstance.svelte b/frontends/dashboard/src/routes/app/instances/[instanceId]/Danger/DeleteInstance.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53db71f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontends/dashboard/src/routes/app/instances/[instanceId]/Danger/DeleteInstance.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { goto } from '$app/navigation'
+  import Card from '$components/cards/Card.svelte'
+  import CardHeader from '$components/cards/CardHeader.svelte'
+  import { DOCS_URL } from '$src/env'
+  import { client } from '$src/pocketbase-client'
+  import { globalInstancesStore } from '$util/stores'
+  import { instance } from '../store'
+  import ErrorMessage from './ErrorMessage.svelte'
+
+  $: ({ id, maintenance, version } = $instance)
+
+  // Create a copy of the version
+  let selectedVersion = version
+  $: {
+    selectedVersion = version
+  }
+
+  // Controls the disabled state of the button
+  let isButtonDisabled = false
+
+  // Controls visibility of an error message
+  let errorMessage = ''
+
+  // Update the version number
+  const handleSave = async (e: Event) => {
+    e.preventDefault()
+
+    // Disable the button to prevent double submissions
+    isButtonDisabled = true
+
+    // Prompt the user to confirm the version change
+    const confirmVersionChange = confirm(
+      `LAST CHANCE - Are you sure you want to delete this instance? Your database, all local files, logs, and subdomain will be lost.`,
+    )
+
+    // If they select yes, then update the version in pocketbase
+    if (confirmVersionChange) {
+      errorMessage = ''
+      client()
+        .deleteInstance({
+          id,
+        })
+        .then(() => {
+          globalInstancesStore.update((instances) => {
+            const newInstances = { ...instances }
+            delete newInstances[id]
+            return newInstances
+          })
+          goto('/')
+        })
+        .catch((error) => {
+          console.error(error)
+          errorMessage = error.data.message || error.message
+        })
+    } else {
+      // If they hit cancel, reset the version number back to what it was initially
+      selectedVersion = version
+    }
+
+    // Set the button back to normal
+    isButtonDisabled = false
+  }
+</script>
+
+<Card>
+  <CardHeader documentation={DOCS_URL(`/usage/delete`)}>
+    Delete Instance
+  </CardHeader>
+
+  <div class="mb-8">
+    Deleting your instance will immediately and permanently delete your
+    instance:
+    <ul class="ml-10 text-error">
+      <li>Your subdomain</li>
+      <li><pre>pb_data/*</pre></li>
+      <li><pre>pb_public/*</pre></li>
+      <li><pre>pb_migrations/*</pre></li>
+      <li><pre>pb_static/*</pre></li>
+    </ul>
+    If you are storing files on S3, you must delete them separately.
+  </div>
+
+  <ErrorMessage message={errorMessage} />
+
+  <form
+    class="flex change-version-form-container-query gap-4"
+    on:submit={handleSave}
+  >
+    <button
+      type="submit"
+      class="btn btn-error"
+      disabled={!maintenance || isButtonDisabled}>Delete Instance</button
+    >
+  </form>
+</Card>
+
+<style>
+  .change-version-form-container-query {
+    flex-direction: column;
+  }
+
+  @container (min-width: 400px) {
+    .change-version-form-container-query {
+      flex-direction: row;
+    }
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/src/mothership-app/pb_hooks/src/instances-delete.pb.js b/src/mothership-app/pb_hooks/src/instances-delete.pb.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee0201d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mothership-app/pb_hooks/src/instances-delete.pb.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/// <reference path="../types/types.d.ts" />
+
+/*
+{
+  "id": "kz4ngg77eaw1ho0",
+  "fields": {
+    "maintenance": true
+    "name": '',
+    "version": ''
+  }
+}
+*/
+routerAdd(
+  'DELETE',
+  '/api/instance/:id',
+  (c) => {
+    console.log(`***TOP OF DELETE`)
+    let data = new DynamicModel({
+      id: '',
+    })
+
+    c.bind(data)
+    console.log(`***After bind`)
+
+    // This is necessary for destructuring to work correctly
+    data = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(data))
+
+    const id = c.pathParam('id')
+
+    console.log(
+      `***vars`,
+      JSON.stringify({
+        id,
+      }),
+    )
+
+    const authRecord = c.get('authRecord') // empty if not authenticated as regular auth record
+    console.log(`***authRecord`, JSON.stringify(authRecord))
+
+    if (!authRecord) {
+      throw new BadRequestError(`Expected authRecord here`)
+    }
+
+    const record = $app.dao().findRecordById('instances', id)
+    if (!record) {
+      throw new BadRequestError(`Instance ${id} not found.`)
+    }
+    if (record.get('uid') !== authRecord.id) {
+      throw new BadRequestError(`Not authorized`)
+    }
+
+    if (record.get('status') !== 'idle') {
+      throw new BadRequestError(`Instance must be shut down first.`)
+    }
+
+    const path = [$os.getenv('DATA_ROOT'), id].join('/')
+    console.log(`***path ${path}`)
+    const res = $os.removeAll(path)
+    console.log(`***res`, res)
+
+    $app.dao().deleteRecord(record)
+
+    return c.json(200, { status: 'ok' })
+  },
+  $apis.requireRecordAuth(),
+)
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index 4d884e28..fcf1b9b3 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  DATA_ROOT,
   DEBUG,
   DefaultSettingsService,
   MOTHERSHIP_ADMIN_PASSWORD,
@@ -70,6 +71,9 @@ global.EventSource = EventSource
           name: MOTHERSHIP_NAME(),
           slug: MOTHERSHIP_NAME(),
           port: MOTHERSHIP_PORT(),
+          env: {
+            DATA_ROOT: DATA_ROOT(),
+          },
           extraBinds: [
             `${MOTHERSHIP_HOOKS_DIR()}:/home/pocketbase/pb_hooks`,
             `${MOTHERSHIP_MIGRATIONS_DIR()}:/home/pocketbase/pb_migrations`,
diff --git a/src/shared/schema/Rest/DeleteInstance.ts b/src/shared/schema/Rest/DeleteInstance.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18c743bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/schema/Rest/DeleteInstance.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { JSONSchemaType } from 'ajv'
+import { InstanceId } from '../types'
+
+export type DeleteInstancePayload = {
+  id: InstanceId
+}
+
+export type DeleteInstanceResult = {
+  status: 'ok' | 'error'
+  message?: string
+}
+
+export const DeleteInstancePayloadSchema: JSONSchemaType<DeleteInstancePayload> =
+  {
+    type: 'object',
+    properties: {
+      id: { type: 'string' },
+    },
+    required: ['id'],
+    additionalProperties: false,
+  }
diff --git a/src/shared/schema/Rest/index.ts b/src/shared/schema/Rest/index.ts
index 26d924f4..f8d555b8 100644
--- a/src/shared/schema/Rest/index.ts
+++ b/src/shared/schema/Rest/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export enum RestMethods {
   Get = 'GET',
   Post = 'POST',
   Put = 'PUT',
+  Delete = 'DELETE',
 }
 
 export enum RestCommands {
@@ -17,5 +18,6 @@ export type RestPayloadBase = JsonObject
 export const ajv = new Ajv()
 
 export * from './CreateInstance'
+export * from './DeleteInstance'
 export * from './GetUserTokenInfo'
 export * from './UpdateInstance'