# Gracefully shut down master node

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gracefully-shut-down-master-node/63849>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 25, 2016, 9:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gracefully-shut-down-master-node/63849 "2016-10-25T09:16:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kay\_kay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kay_kay/32/1470_2.png) [@kay\_kay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kay_kay)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 9:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gracefully-shut-down-master-node/63849/1 "2016-10-25T09:16:32Z")

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When I shut down master node kopf plugin show red status for a moment. Is there a way to manually exclude node from being elected as a master before shutting it down?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 10:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gracefully-shut-down-master-node/63849/2 "2016-10-25T10:25:11Z")

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Nope.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gracefully-shut-down-master-node/63849/3 "2017-07-05T22:10:03Z")

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Closed on July 5, 2017, 10:10pm UTC