Remove a Proxmox node from a Cluster and one that is stuck - Proxmox help https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/community/proxmox-help/remove-a-proxmox-node-from-a-cluster-and-one-that-is-stuck/ Virtualization Howto Discussion Board en-US Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:26:07 +0000 wpForo 60 Remove a Proxmox node from a Cluster and one that is stuck https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/community/proxmox-help/remove-a-proxmox-node-from-a-cluster-and-one-that-is-stuck/#post-1532 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 03:02:25 +0000 If you work with Proxmox clusters long enough, you will likely have a cluster that you need to remove a node from. This is a fairly easy process using the right commands. First, check the status of your cluster with the command:

pvecm status

This will show you the current status of your Proxmox cluster. Then to remove the selected node, you run the following command:

pvecm delnode <nodename>

 

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However, you may have times when you run this command, it says it worked, but you still see the node listed in the Proxmox web UI. When this happens check the directory located here to see if there is a directory still showing for the deleted node:

ls /etc/pve/nodes
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If you see the deleted Proxmox cluster node listed here, then you can delete the folder representing the node:

rm -rf /etc/pve/nodes/<nodename>
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Check the web UI to make sure the node is gone.

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