# Add a node

If you want to add a new node to your cluster, you can:

1. Click on the **Add Node** button in the top-right corner of your cluster page.
2. Alternatively, in the **Overview** tab, click on **Add Node**.

A prompt will appear, asking for confirmation to add a new node.

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If you confirm, you will be redirected to a new page to choose your **Cloud Provider** and **Service Plan**. Once selected, click the **Create Node** button to proceed.

Since this node is part of an existing cluster, you cannot choose a custom name. The node's name will automatically follow the naming convention, incrementing the node number, even if a previous node has been deleted. For example:

- `mysql-cluster1`
- `mysql-cluster2`
- `mysql-cluster4` (if `mysql-cluster3` was deleted previously).

Once the new node is deployed, it will be automatically synchronized with the primary node and will receive all the data from it.