# Promote a node

If you want to promote a node to **Primary** in your cluster, follow these steps:

1. Go to the **Nodes** tab.
2. Click on the **Promote** button with the arrow icon next to the node you wish to promote.

A confirmation popup will appear, asking if you really want to promote this node.

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If you confirm, a **health check** will be processed before the promotion process begins:

- **If the node is not healthy**, another popup will appear, warning you that the node cannot be promoted.
- **If the node is healthy**, the following steps will occur: 
    1. The selected node will be reconfigured as the **Primary** node.
    2. All other nodes will be reconfigured as **Replicas**, pointing to the new Primary.
    3. Once the process is complete, a **backup** will be automatically created with the new Primary.

<div id="bkmrk-%E2%9A%A0-warning%3A-during-th" style="background-color: #ffe8e0; border-left: 4px solid #d65a31; padding: 10px; color: #7a2f2f; font-weight: bold;">⚠ **WARNING:** During the promotion process, your cluster will be **temporarily unavailable**.  
Once the process is complete, you will receive an **email notification** confirming that your cluster is **active and operational** again.</div>