{
  "id": "change-node-role",
  "title": "Change node roles",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/7.8/clusters/change-node-role/",
  "summary": "Change node roles to demote the primary node to a secondary node or promote a secondary node to become the primary node.",
  "content": "\nA Redis Software cluster contains a primary node, which coordinates cluster-wide management operations, and multiple secondary nodes. Nodes with either role can host database shards.\n\n## Demote primary node\n\nTo demote the primary node to a secondary node using the Cluster Manager UI:\n\n1. On the **Nodes** screen, click  for the primary node you want to demote.\n\n    \n\n1. Select **Set as a secondary node** from the list.\n\n1. Select one of the options to determine the new primary node:\n\n    - **Automatically**: The cluster decides which node becomes the new primary node.\n\n    - **Choose specific node**: You can manually select which node becomes the new primary node.\n\n    \n\n1. Click **Confirm**.\n\n## Promote secondary node\n\nTo promote a secondary node to become the primary node using the Cluster Manager UI:\n\n1. On the **Nodes** screen, click  for the secondary node you want to promote.\n\n    \n\n1. Select **Set as the primary node** from the list.\n\n1. Click **Confirm**.\n\nAfter this node becomes the primary node, all cluster management traffic is directed to it.\n",
  "tags": ["docs","operate","rs"],
  "last_updated": "2026-04-01T08:10:08-05:00"
}