diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/do/teardown.yml b/ansible/group_vars/do/teardown.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+create_backup: true
+delete_space: false
+
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/do_teardown.yml b/ansible/playbooks/do_teardown.yml
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+---
+- name: teardown browsertrix cloud on digital ocean
+  hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+  gather_facts: false
+  vars_files:
+    - ../group_vars/do/main.yml
+    - ../group_vars/do/teardown.yml
+
+  tasks:
+
+  # Init
+  # ===========================================
+    - name: d_ocean | init | set full domain
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        full_domain: "{{ subdomain + '.' + domain if subdomain else domain }}"
+
+    - name: d_ocean | init | install s3cmd and mongodump
+      ansible.builtin.package:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        state: present
+      loop:
+        - mongodump
+        - s3cmd
+
+  # MongoDB
+  # ===========================================
+    - name: d_ocean | db | test for existing mongodb
+      ansible.builtin.command: doctl db list -o json
+      changed_when: false
+      failed_when: false
+      register: db_check
+
+    - name: d_ocean | db | does db exist
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        db_exists: "{{ db_check.stdout | from_json | json_query(name_query) | length >= 1 }}"
+      vars:
+        name_query: '[?name==`{{ db_name }}`]'
+
+    - name: d_ocean | db | set db id
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        db_uuid: "{{ db_check.stdout | from_json | json_query(name_query) | json_query('[0].id') }}"
+      vars:
+        name_query: '[?name==`{{ db_name }}`]'
+
+    - name: d_ocean | db | reset db user password
+      ansible.builtin.command: doctl databases user reset {{ db_uuid }} doadmin -o json
+      register: db_user
+      when: db_exists
+      changed_when: true
+
+    - name: Sleep 10 seconds to wait for admin password to change
+      ansible.builtin.wait_for:
+        timeout: 10
+      when: db_exists
+
+    - name: d_ocean | db | set db config
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        db_url: "{{ db_check.stdout | from_json | json_query(name_query) | json_query('[0].connection.uri') | replace(old, new) }}"
+      vars:
+        name_query: '[?name==`{{ db_name }}`]'
+        old: ":@"
+        new: ":{{ db_user.stdout | from_json | json_query('[0].password') }}@"
+      when: db_exists
+
+    - name: d_ocean | db | dump db
+      ansible.builtin.command: mongodump --uri={{ db_url }} --archive=mongobackup.gz --gzip
+      when: create_backup and db_exists
+      changed_when: true
+
+    - name: d_ocean | db | upload mongo to spaces
+      ansible.builtin.command: s3cmd put ./mongobackup.gz s3://{{ bucket_name }}/{{ bucket_path }} --host={{ droplet_region }}.digitaloceanspaces.com --access_key "{{ lookup('env', 'DO_AWS_ACCESS_KEY') }}" --secret_key "{{ lookup('env', 'DO_AWS_SECRET_KEY') }}"
+      when: create_backup and db_exists
+      changed_when: true
+
+    - name: d_ocean | db | destroy mongodb database
+      ansible.builtin.command: doctl databases delete {{ item }} --force
+      loop: "{{ db_check.stdout | from_json | json_query(name_query) }}"
+      vars:
+        name_query: '[?name==`{{ db_name }}`]'
+      when: db_exists
+      changed_when: true
+
+  # Storage (Space)
+  # ===========================================
+    - name: d_ocean | space | destroy storage spaces
+      community.digitalocean.digital_ocean_spaces:
+        name: "{{ bucket_name }}"
+        state: absent
+        oauth_token: "{{ lookup('env', 'DO_API_TOKEN') }}"
+        aws_access_key_id: "{{ lookup('env', 'DO_AWS_ACCESS_KEY') }}"
+        aws_secret_access_key: "{{ lookup('env', 'DO_AWS_SECRET_KEY') }}"
+        region: "{{ droplet_region }}"
+      when: delete_space
+
+  # K8S
+  # ===========================================
+    - name: d_ocean | k8s | test for existing k8s cluster
+      ansible.builtin.command: doctl k8s cluster list -o json
+      changed_when: false
+      failed_when: false
+      register: cluster_check
+
+    - name: d_ocean | k8s | does k8s cluster exist?
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        k8s_exists: "{{ cluster_check.stdout | from_json | json_query(name_query) | length >= 1 }}"
+      vars:
+        name_query: '[?name==`{{ k8s_name }}`]'
+
+    - name: d_ocean | k8s | Get information about our cluster
+      community.digitalocean.digital_ocean_kubernetes_info:
+        oauth_token: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.env', 'DO_API_TOKEN') }}"
+        name: "{{ k8s_name }}"
+        return_kubeconfig: true
+      register: my_cluster
+      when: k8s_exists
+
+    - name: d_ocean | registry | remove kubectl config
+      ansible.builtin.command: doctl k8s cluster kubeconfig remove {{ my_cluster.data.id }}
+      when: configure_kubectl and k8s_exists
+      changed_when: true
+
+    - name: d_ocean | k8s | destroy a kubernetes cluster named {{ k8s_name }}
+      ansible.builtin.command: doctl kubernetes cluster delete {{ k8s_name }} -f --dangerous
+      when: k8s_exists
+      changed_when: true
+
+  # DNS
+  # ===========================================
+    - name: d_ocean | dns | gather facts about dns
+      ansible.builtin.command: doctl compute domain records list {{ domain }} -o json --format ID,Name --no-header
+      register: domain_info
+      changed_when: true
+
+    - name: d_ocean | dns | remove the dns for browsertrix cloud
+      ansible.builtin.command: "doctl compute domain records rm {{ domain }} {{ item }} -f"
+      loop: "{{ domain_info.stdout | from_json | json_query(name_query) }}"
+      vars:
+        name_query: '[?name.contains(@,`{{ subdomain }}`)].id'
+      changed_when: true
+      register: remove_dns
+
+  # Registry
+  # ===========================================
+    - name: d_ocean | registry | remove registry
+      ansible.builtin.command: doctl registry delete -f
+      when: use_do_registry
+      changed_when: true
+
+  # Packages
+  # ===========================================
+    - name: d_ocean | uninstall | remove installed applications
+      ansible.builtin.package:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        state: absent
+      loop:
+        - mongodump
+        - s3cmd
+        - doctl
+        - helm
diff --git a/docs/deploy/ansible/digitalocean.md b/docs/deploy/ansible/digitalocean.md
index 25df11ad..190437ac 100644
--- a/docs/deploy/ansible/digitalocean.md
+++ b/docs/deploy/ansible/digitalocean.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ To run this ansible playbook, you need to:
 * `doctl` command line client configured (run `doctl auth init`)
 * Create a [DigitalOcean Spaces](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/spaces-api/) API Key which will also need to be set in your terminal sessions environment variables, which should be set as `DO_AWS_ACCESS_KEY` and `DO_AWS_SECRET_KEY`
 * Configure a DNS A Record and CNAME record.
-* Install Ansible on your local machine (the control machine).
+* Have a working python and pip configuration through your OS Package Manager
 
 #### Install
 
@@ -23,9 +23,17 @@ git clone https://github.com/webrecorder/browsertrix-cloud.git
 cd browsertrix-cloud
 ```
 
-2. [Look at the configuration options](https://github.com/webrecorder/browsertrix-cloud/blob/main/ansible/group_vars/do/main.yml) and modify them or pass them as extra variables as shown below. If you haven't configured `kubectl`, please enable the `configure_kube` option 
+2. Install the Dependencies through pipenv
+```zsh
+cd ansible
+pip install pipenv
+pipenv install
+pipenv shell
+```
 
-3. Run the playbook:
+3. [Look at the configuration options](https://github.com/webrecorder/browsertrix-cloud/blob/main/ansible/group_vars/do/main.yml) and modify them or pass them as extra variables as shown below. If you haven't configured `kubectl`, please enable the `configure_kube` option 
+
+4. Run the playbook:
 ```zsh
 ansible-playbook playbooks/do_setup.yml -e project_name="your-project" -e superuser_email="you@yourdomain.com" -e domain="yourdomain.com"
 ```
@@ -38,3 +46,11 @@ ansible-playbook playbooks/do_setup.yml -e project_name="your-project" -e superu
 ```zsh
 ansible-playbook playbooks/do_setup.yml -e project_name="your-project" -e superuser_email="you@yourdomain.com" -e domain_name="yourdomain.com" -t helm_upgrade
 ```
+
+### Uninstall
+
+You can tear down your deployment through ansible as well. By default ansible will dump all the databases into your DO space. You can configure an option to disable this feature. 
+
+```zsh
+ansible-playbook playbooks/do_teardown.yml -e project_name="your-project" -e superuser_email="you@yourdomain.com" -e domain="yourdomain.com"
+```