# Dynamicaly change roles of a node

**URL:** https://discuss.akka.io/t/dynamicaly-change-roles-of-a-node/5686
**Category:** Akka Cluster
**Created:** [January 2, 2020, 6:52am UTC](https://discuss.akka.io/t/dynamicaly-change-roles-of-a-node/5686 "2020-01-02T06:52:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![reggie31](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.akka.io/reggie31/32/2062_2.png) [@reggie31](https://discuss.akka.io/u/reggie31)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2020, 6:52am UTC](https://discuss.akka.io/t/dynamicaly-change-roles-of-a-node/5686/1 "2020-01-02T06:52:13Z")

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is it possible that changing a node’s role on the fly?

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### Author: ![johanandren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.akka.io/johanandren/32/85_2.png) [@johanandren](https://discuss.akka.io/u/johanandren)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2020, 8:39am UTC](https://discuss.akka.io/t/dynamicaly-change-roles-of-a-node/5686/2 "2020-01-02T08:39:20Z")

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No that is not possible, the roles must be known up front.

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### Author: ![reggie31](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.akka.io/reggie31/32/2062_2.png) [@reggie31](https://discuss.akka.io/u/reggie31)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://discuss.akka.io/t/dynamicaly-change-roles-of-a-node/5686/3 "2020-01-03T04:14:07Z")

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Thanks for the reply