command: docker node demote
short: Demote one or more nodes from manager in the swarm
long: |-
  Demotes an existing manager so that it is no longer a manager.

  > **Note**
  >
  > This is a cluster management command, and must be executed on a swarm
  > manager node. To learn about managers and workers, refer to the [Swarm mode
  > section](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/) in the documentation.
usage: docker node demote NODE [NODE...]
pname: docker node
plink: docker_node.yaml
examples: |-
  ```console
  $ docker node demote <node name>
  ```
deprecated: false
min_api_version: "1.24"
experimental: false
experimentalcli: false
kubernetes: false
swarm: true