balena.models.device.remove explanation

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What exactly does this balena-sdk function do?
balena.models.device.remove('7cf02a6');

Does it disable the VPN on the device?

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Hi
You can find more information about what this does here in its source code https://github.com/balena-io/balena-sdk/blob/master/lib/models/device.ts

11

Thanks for the link.

It looks like it deletes the device from Balena cloud. Is that the same as deleting a device from the dashboard?

Does the device also turn off the VPN when removed?

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Hi Patrick,

Indeed deleting the device with the SDK is the same as deleting it from the dashboard. The dashboard uses the SDK itself.

The VPN is not disabled when a device is deleted. Are you looking for a way to programmatically disable the VPN in the same way it is disabled from the dashboard?

Thanks,
Zahari

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Thanks for the clarification!

Yes.

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Hi Patrick, VPN control is handled via a configuration variable so you can programmatically toggle it via https://www.balena.io/docs/reference/sdk/node-sdk/#balena.models.application.configVar.set , the config variable name is RESIN_SUPERVISOR_VPN_CONTROL

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