By Ben Roberts
Is it possible to set a flag on a resource somewhere that will prevent it being accidentally deleted?
Specifically we are using Terraform to provision things, and do not want a typo or anything to result in important resources being removed. I know Terraform has a “prevent_destroy” option, but this does not work if somebody accidentally renames the resource for example.
It would be ideal if DO could also have a flag which would prevent deletion.
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Accepted Answer
Hey @benbbce8fffc042,
Great idea, sounds like it’d be super useful!
The best thing to do to get your voice heard regarding this would be to head over to our Product Ideas board and post a new idea, including as much information as possible for what you’d like to see implemented.
Hope that helps! - KFSys.
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