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Remove problematic part from unbind docs (#2570)
Since 5.0 you cannot use `unbind` to turn a cluster member into a standalone server. --------- Co-authored-by: Natalia Ivakina <[email protected]>
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Use the `unbind` command only when troubleshooting **a specific server** and remember there is no guarantee that the allocator will reassign the same databases to this server, potentially resulting in orphaned database stores.
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The `unbind` command preserves all database stores on the server; and when the unbound server is restarted and enabled, it is seen as an entirely new server.
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The `unbind` command preserves all database stores on the server; and when the unbound server is restarted, it is seen as an entirely new server.
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Therefore, it will not host any of the databases it hosted before the operation.
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In 2025.x, the `unbind` command cannot be used to convert a cluster member into a standalone server.
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Instead, it is recommended to take backups, create the standalone server, and then use those backups to restore the databases.
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[[unbind-command-syntax]]
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To remove the cluster state of a server, run the `neo4j-admin server unbind` command from the _<NEO4J_HOME>_ folder of that server.
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When restarted, an unbound server rejoins the cluster as a new server and has to be enabled using the `ENABLE SERVER` command.
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=== Turn a cluster member into a standalone server
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To start the Neo4j server in single (standalone) mode after unbinding it from the cluster, verify that xref:configuration/configuration-settings.adoc#config_initial.server.mode_constraint[`initial.server.mode_constraint`] is set to `NONE` in xref:configuration/neo4j-conf.adoc[The neo4j.conf file].
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=== Archive cluster state
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If something goes wrong and debugging is needed, you can archive the cluster state, from the _<NEO4J_HOME>_ folder, run the `neo4j-admin server unbind` command with the arguments `--archive-cluster-state=true` and `--archive-path=<destination-folder>`:

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