# Remove nodes from elasticsearch cluster

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-nodes-from-elasticsearch-cluster/168919>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 19, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-nodes-from-elasticsearch-cluster/168919 "2019-02-19T03:17:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 10:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-nodes-from-elasticsearch-cluster/168919/21 "2019-02-19T10:46:05Z")

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If you care about the data you should set replica to 1. Why did you change it?

The only way now is to restart the node and wait for green status.

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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:** [March 19, 2019, 10:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-nodes-from-elasticsearch-cluster/168919/22 "2019-03-19T10:46:07Z")

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Closed on March 19, 2019, 10:46am UTC

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