Resources, Releases, and Danger Zone
This guide covers the Resources, Releases, and Danger tabs in site settings: viewing AWS resources, GitHub releases and deploy-from-release, and deleting a site.
Opening These Settings
- From the site overview, open the site
- Go to Settings and use the tabs: Resources, Releases, or Danger
Resources
Path: Settings → Resources
The Cloud Resources section shows the AWS resources that Orkestia created for this site. This is read-only; you cannot create or delete resources from this page.
What You See
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Resource type | e.g. S3 Bucket, CloudFront Distribution, CloudFront OAC, ACM Certificate, IAM Role, CloudWatch Log Group |
| Resource name or ID | The AWS resource name or identifier |
| Status | e.g. Active, Failed (or other status returned by the API) |
| Region | AWS region when applicable |
Releases
Path: Settings → Releases
The GitHub Releases section lists releases from the site's connected repository. You can deploy a specific release and (when release-based deployment is enabled) see how auto-deploy on release is configured.
Viewing Releases
- List - Releases are listed with tag name, name, status, author, and when they were created or published
- Latest release - A banner or row may highlight the latest release (by tag)
- Refresh - Use Refresh to reload the list from GitHub
Deploying a Release
When the site is configured for branch-based deployments, you can still deploy a specific release from this tab:
- Find the release (e.g. by tag name like
v1.0.0) in the list - Click Deploy (or the deploy action) for that release
- A new deployment is started for that tag and you are redirected to the progress page
When the site is configured for release-based deployments (see Settings), deployments are triggered automatically when a release is published.
Rollback to a Release
To roll back the live site to a previous deployment (not just a release tag), use Rollback from the site overview deployments list. The Releases tab is for deploying a specific release tag; rollback uses the deployments history.
Danger Zone (Delete Site)
Path: Settings → Danger
The Danger Zone contains Delete Site, which permanently removes the site and its AWS resources.
What Gets Deleted
- All deployment history
- S3 bucket and uploaded files
- CloudFront distribution
- Build infrastructure created for the site (e.g. IAM role, log group)
- Environment variables and site configuration
How to Delete a Site
Go to Danger settings
Navigate to Settings → Danger.
Click Delete Site
Click the Delete Site button.
Confirm deletion
In the confirmation modal, type the site name exactly as shown.
Complete deletion
Click Delete. The button is enabled only when the typed text matches the site name exactly. You are redirected to the Cloud Deploy list.
Delete Errors
| Error | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Already Deleting | The site is already in the process of being deleted. Wait or refresh the list. |
| Resource In Use | The site or its resources are still in use. Resolve the dependency or try again later. |