{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "id": "operate/rs/clusters/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 ![More actions button](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rs/buttons/button-toggle-actions-vertical.png#no-click) for the primary node you want to demote.\n\n    ![Click the more actions button for a node to access node actions.](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rs/screenshots/nodes/primary-node-more-actions.png)\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    ![The Set as a secondary node dialog has two options to select the new primary node, either automatically or manually.](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rs/screenshots/nodes/primary-node-set-as-secondary-dialog.png)\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 ![More actions button](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rs/buttons/button-toggle-actions-vertical.png#no-click) for the secondary node you want to promote.\n\n    ![Click the more actions button for a node to access node actions.](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rs/screenshots/nodes/secondary-nodes-more-actions.png)\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": "2026-10-21T09:46:20-07:00"
}