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title: Removing a member from MongoDB replica sets
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# Removing a member from MongoDB replica sets

You can remove a node from an existing MongoDB replica set.

## Before you begin

You must have:

* An active replica set.

* ClusterAdmin privileges.

## About this task

To remove a node from an existing replica set:

## Steps

1. Connect to the node that you want to remove and shut down the MongoDB on it using the following command:

   ```
   absrs01:PRIMARY> db.shutdownServer()
   ```

2. Connect to the primary member of the replica set and run the following command to remove the node:

   ```
   absrs01:PRIMARY> rs.remove("<IP Address or hostname of the node to be removed>:27017")
   ```

## Next steps

For more information, see [Remove Members from Replica Set](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/remove-replica-set-member/)in the MongoDB documentation.