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# Stop & Remove QLauncher

## QLauncher Stop

### Whenever you'd like to stop QLauncher running

```
cd ~/qlauncher
sudo ./qlauncher.sh stop
```

### You'll get the following output:

```
		2020-08-20-09-54-48 Stop QLauncherK
		2020-08-20-09-54-48 Detect sudo/root user
		2020-08-20-09-54-48 <https://edms.poseidon.network/v1/qlauncher/edgecore>
		2020-08-20-09-54-48 POST {"UTC_TIME":"202008200154","VERSION":"0.0.3","hwsn":"50d16088a6ac44f1a96aeb68f0fd8345","DATA":"bhWhhaq5G8tk7ghg6MHZRW5DB0lHqxK1z7pWjZUhaHe0f4s+L+FEdP0unDciAaiAbMm+wTF2beFNT8c/FxypRNeeqT1wQ7PqIpgC2g+5vWU7AiJ8Xb00g2wTj3fzyHtjcHxnX+1XOj8wGnM4d5jTe43j2SEte/Lef44svHw/g1IF1+qwAnayu6HtzSGkcO0/ueESBUgaBqKn7Z63jC57cmPTDyF2ZhX1BNbZJfqFhnpR8m+I+a6ofzSRSl1HtQ26oSVM1uNd28gOIanFU4D7fVz+KuWK3fWYSLd6sl4y/KtH6LCFpAhsWHq+cNSq4Iv773HrbNdkAqxHWm1hCs9sPO+cYDd2+IniiGM2+a+wvoQ="}
		2020-08-20-09-54-48 Purge pod from server (50d16088a6ac44f1a96aeb68f0fd8345)
		2020-08-20-09-55-04 Response from server:
		2020-08-20-09-55-04 Stop edgecore service
		2020-08-20-09-55-04 Remove edgecore (1177)
		2020-08-20-09-55-04 umount: /root/qlauncher/var/lib/edged/pods/17077f5c-94d0-47bc-a9df-6b12399ac4d2/plugins/kubernetes.io~empty-dir/wrapped_configure-script
		umount: /root/qlauncher/var/lib/edged/pods/17077f5c-94d0-47bc-a9df-6b12399ac4d2/plugins/kubernetes.io~empty-dir/wrapped_configure-script: not mounted.
		2020-08-20-09-55-04 umount: /root/qlauncher/var/lib/edged/pods/17077f5c-94d0-47bc-a9df-6b12399ac4d2/plugins/kubernetes.io~empty-dir/wrapped_gcp-credentials
		umount: /root/qlauncher/var/lib/edged/pods/17077f5c-94d0-47bc-a9df-6b12399ac4d2/plugins/kubernetes.io~empty-dir/wrapped_gcp-credentials: not mounted.
		2020-08-20-09-55-04 umount: /root/qlauncher/var/lib/edged/pods/17077f5c-94d0-47bc-a9df-6b12399ac4d2/plugins/kubernetes.io~empty-dir/wrapped_ipfs-swarm-key
		umount: /root/qlauncher/var/lib/edged/pods/17077f5c-94d0-47bc-a9df-6b12399ac4d2/plugins/kubernetes.io~empty-dir/wrapped_ipfs-swarm-key: not mounted.
		2020-08-20-09-55-04 umount: /root/qlauncher/var/lib/edged/pods/17077f5c-94d0-47bc-a9df-6b12399ac4d2/plugins/kubernetes.io~empty-dir/wrapped_default-token-6tc2w
		umount: /root/qlauncher/var/lib/edged/pods/17077f5c-94d0-47bc-a9df-6b12399ac4d2/plugins/kubernetes.io~empty-dir/wrapped_default-token-6tc2w: not mounted.
		2020-08-20-09-55-04 Detected 2 pod(s)
		2020-08-20-09-55-04 Remove pod 8b66ce052d9e
		8b66ce052d9e
		8b66ce052d9e
		2020-08-20-09-55-05 Remove pod fc97993b84e0
		fc97993b84e0
		fc97993b84e0
		2020-08-20-09-55-05 Purge pod from server (50d16088a6ac44f1a96aeb68f0fd8345)
		2020-08-20-09-55-17 Response from server:
```

## Remove QLauncher

### If you wish to remove QLauncher, please **do stop QLauncher first** and enter this.

```
sudo rm -r *
```

### Back to upper folder

```
cd ..
```