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# [NAME](#NAME)

docker-node-promote - Promote one or more nodes to manager in the swarm

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**docker node promote NODE \[NODE...]**

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Promote one or more nodes to manager in the swarm

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**docker-node(1)**](/man/os/docker-cli/docker-node.1)

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Document: docker-node-promote(1) from docker-cli 29.9.1-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/docker/cli