docs/reference/commandline/node_demote.md

# node demote

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Demote one or more nodes from manager in the swarm


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## Description

Demotes an existing manager so that it is no longer a manager.

> [!NOTE]
> This is a cluster management command, and must be executed on a swarm
> manager node. To learn about managers and workers, refer to the [Swarm mode
> section](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/) in the documentation.

## Examples

```console
$ docker node demote <node name>
```

## Related commands

* [node inspect](node_inspect.md)
* [node ls](node_ls.md)
* [node promote](node_promote.md)
* [node ps](node_ps.md)
* [node rm](node_rm.md)
* [node update](node_update.md)