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title: Scaling down the ASE cluster
description: You can remove a node from an active API Security Enforcer (ASE) cluster without disrupting traffic.
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# Scaling down the ASE cluster

You can remove a node from an active API Security Enforcer (ASE) cluster without disrupting traffic.

## Steps

1. Stop the ASE node to be removed by changing the working directory to `bin` and running the `stop.sh` command.

2. Set the `enable_cluster` option as `false` in its `ase.conf` file.

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   |   | The removed node retains the cookie and certificate data from when it was part of the cluster. |