Manage nodes in a swarm — Leave the swarm
Run the docker swarm leave command on a node to remove it from the swarm.
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Run the docker swarm leave command on a node to remove it from the swarm.
For example to leave the swarm on a worker node
When a node leaves the swarm, Docker Engine stops running in Swarm mode. The orchestrator no longer schedules tasks to the node.
If the node is a manager node, you receive a warning about maintaining the quorum. To override the warning, pass the --force flag. If the last manager node leaves the swarm, the swarm becomes unavailable requiring you to take disaster recovery measures.
For information about maintaining a quorum and disaster recovery, refer to the Swarm administration guide.
After a node leaves the swarm, you can run docker node rm on a manager node to remove the node from the node list.
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