{"id":48683,"date":"2024-08-23T10:33:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T10:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=48683"},"modified":"2026-02-18T06:37:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:37:38","slug":"horizontal-scaling","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/articles\/horizontal-scaling","title":{"rendered":"Horizontal Scaling options for your applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"ack-h2\">Horizontal Scaling options for your applications<\/h2>\n<p>With our platform, hosting your applications becomes very flexible. Besides automatically adjusting the size of your servers up or down (<a class=\"ack-link-color\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/blog\/how-automatic-vertical-scaling-work-in-accuweb-cloud-platform\/\" rel=\"noopener\">vertical scaling<\/a>), you can also manually or <a class=\"ack-link-color\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/articles\/how-to-automatically-scale-nodes-horizontally-in-accuweb-cloud\/\" rel=\"noopener\">automatically<\/a> change the number of servers in your setup.<\/p>\n<p>Manual scaling is easy. Open the environment settings and use the &#8220;+&#8221; and &#8220;-&#8221; buttons or type in the number of servers you want. You can also use a slider that pops up when you make changes.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ack-link-color\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Manual-Scaling-1.png\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-48685 size-full\" title=\"Manual Scaling\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Manual-Scaling-1.png\" alt=\"Manual Scaling\" width=\"980\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Manual-Scaling-1.png 980w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Manual-Scaling-1-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Manual-Scaling-1-768x477.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ack-h2\">Important Note<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ack-ul\">\n<li>You can set up <a class=\"ack-link-color\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/articles\/how-to-automatically-scale-nodes-horizontally-in-accuweb-cloud\/\" rel=\"noopener\">automatic scaling<\/a> based on how much traffic your applications get.<\/li>\n<li>You can use the first node you set up as a <a class=\"ack-link-color\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/articles\/master-container-storage\/\" rel=\"noopener\">storage server<\/a> for sharing data among all the servers.<\/li>\n<li>When you reduce the number of servers (scaling in), the last one you added is the first to go unless you <a class=\"ack-link-color\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" rel=\"noopener\">pick a different one and remove it.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After that, you can choose how you want scaling to work from the options in the drop-down menu. For more details, check out the section below about <a class=\"ack-link-color\"href=\"#Scaling\" rel=\"noopener\">Scaling Options<\/a> and <a class=\"ack-link-color\"  href=\"#Horizontal-Scaling\" rel=\"noopener\">Horizontal Scaling Specific<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Scaling\" class=\"ack-h2\">Scaling Options<\/h2>\n<p>you can choose how new environments grow when you create them and modify this later using the setup tool:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ack-ul\">\n<li><strong>Stateless &#8211;<\/strong> This makes all new servers at once from a basic setup.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stateful &#8211;<\/strong> This copies the main server&#8217;s files one by one to the new servers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Scaling-Options.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-48686 size-full\" title=\"Scaling Options\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Scaling-Options.png\" alt=\"Scaling Options\" width=\"959\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Scaling-Options.png 959w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Scaling-Options-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Scaling-Options-768x264.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first way is quicker, but the second one copies all special setups automatically. When you make a new group of servers, all servers start at once to save time (even if you pick the stateful way, because no special setups are added yet).<\/p>\n<p>If you pick the stateless way, remember that new servers won&#8217;t have some things:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ack-ul\">\n<li><strong>Deployments:<\/strong> Old projects won&#8217;t move over.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Custom SSL:<\/strong> SSL setups won&#8217;t copy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mount Points:<\/strong> Special <a class=\"ack-link-color\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" rel=\"noopener\">mounts<\/a> only move if you set up a special <a class=\"ack-link-color\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/articles\/container-layer-volumes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">volume.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Add-ons:<\/strong> The extra tools you added won&#8217;t be there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-space\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ack-formula\">\n<strong>Tip:<\/strong> You can move custom files yourself or set up <a class=\"ack-link-color\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.cloudscripting.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloud Scripting<\/a> to do it automatically (like using onBefore- and onAfterScaleOut actions).<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-space\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"Horizontal-Scaling\">The platform usually picks the stateful way for load balancers, application servers, and VPS stacks because it&#8217;s more reliable. But if you need to, you can change this for your servers anytime using the setup tool.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ack-h2\">Horizontal Scaling Specifics<\/h2>\n<p>The most servers you can have in one group depends on your provider&#8217;s rules (usually it&#8217;s 16 servers). You can check how many you&#8217;re allowed in the Quotas &amp; Pricing section &gt; <a class=\"ack-link-color\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/articles\/quotas-system\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Account Limits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each new server is put on a different computer to make sure they&#8217;re reliable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Horizontal-Scaling-Specifics.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-48687 size-full\" title=\"Horizontal Scaling\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Horizontal-Scaling-Specifics.png\" alt=\"Horizontal Scaling\" width=\"797\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Horizontal-Scaling-Specifics.png 797w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Horizontal-Scaling-Specifics-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Horizontal-Scaling-Specifics-768x511.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every group of servers has a name, which you can change if you want. If there&#8217;s more than one server in the group, the name shows how many there are (like &#8220;xN&#8221; where N is the number).<\/p>\n<p>When you have a bunch of servers that are the same, you can control them all together. You can <a class=\"ack-link-color\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/articles\/configuration-tools\/\" rel=\"noopener\">set them up<\/a>, check their logs and stats, <a class=\"ack-link-color\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/articles\/redeploy-docker-container\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Restart &amp; redeploy<\/a> them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Management-Icons.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-48688 size-full\" title=\"Management Icons\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Management-Icons.png\" alt=\"Management Icons\" width=\"1232\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Management-Icons.png 1232w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Management-Icons-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Management-Icons-1024x439.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Management-Icons-768x329.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1232px) 100vw, 1232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you want to work on just one server, you can see a list of them by clicking on the group&#8217;s name. Each server is separate, with its ID. You can change its name too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Node-IDs-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-48689 size-full\" title=\"Node IDs\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Node-IDs-1.png\" alt=\"Node IDs\" width=\"1262\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Node-IDs-1.png 1262w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Node-IDs-1-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Node-IDs-1-1024x407.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Node-IDs-1-768x305.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1262px) 100vw, 1262px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To make it easier to tell servers apart, you can give them labels. For example, you might want to call one <strong>&#8220;master&#8221;<\/strong> and the others <strong>&#8220;slaves&#8221;<\/strong> in a database group. Just click on the server&#8217;s ID and give it a new name.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SQL-database-group-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-48690 size-full\" title=\"SQL Database Group\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SQL-database-group-1.png\" alt=\"SQL Database Group\" width=\"1246\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SQL-database-group-1.png 1246w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SQL-database-group-1-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SQL-database-group-1-1024x464.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SQL-database-group-1-768x348.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1246px) 100vw, 1246px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ack-ul\">\n<li>When you change how many servers you have of different types:<\/li>\n<li>Adding application servers also adds a load balancer.<\/li>\n<li>If you pick high availability for an application server, you can&#8217;t change how many load balancers you have (they&#8217;ll all go back to just one).<\/li>\n<li>Each VPS server gets its public IP address.<\/li>\n<li>You can only add Maven servers if it helps.<\/li>\n<li>Now you know how to add more servers easily and what happens when you do. You can also set up automatic scaling to handle big loads without wasting resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"ack-h2\">Managing Servers in a Group (Layer)<\/h2>\n<p>The platform makes it easy to handle servers in a group. You just say how many you want, and the platform adds or removes them for you. When you remove servers, it starts with the newest ones first.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to delete a specific server, you can do it in two ways:<\/p>\n<p>Go to the Horizontal Scaling section in the setup tool and click on the<strong> &#8220;Change Environment Topology&#8221;<\/strong> button next to the group of servers you want to change.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Managing-Servers-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-48691 size-full\" title=\"Managing Servers\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Managing-Servers-1.png\" alt=\"Managing Servers\" width=\"985\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Managing-Servers-1.png 985w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Managing-Servers-1-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Managing-Servers-1-768x423.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Use the <strong>&#8220;Scaling Nodes&#8221;<\/strong> form on the dashboard. You can find it by clicking <strong>&#8220;Additionally&#8221;<\/strong> and then <strong>&#8220;Scaling Nodes&#8221;<\/strong> next to the group of servers. You can also delete a specific server by clicking <strong>&#8220;Additionally&#8221;<\/strong> and then <strong>&#8220;Delete&#8221;<\/strong> next to that server on the dashboard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Delete.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-48692 size-full\" title=\"Delete\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Delete.png\" alt=\"Delete\" width=\"1262\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Delete.png 1262w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Delete-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Delete-1024x318.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Delete-768x239.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1262px) 100vw, 1262px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>&#8220;Scaling Nodes&#8221;<\/strong> window, you can:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1.<\/strong> Add new servers by clicking the <strong>&#8220;+&#8221;<\/strong> or <strong>&#8220;Add New Node&#8221;<\/strong> buttons.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-space\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ack-formula\">\n<strong>Tip:<\/strong> If you have high availability turned on (only available for Tomcat and TomEE servers), servers are added and removed in pairs.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-extra-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Add-New-Node.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-48695 size-full\" title=\"Add New Node\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Add-New-Node.png\" alt=\"Add New Node\" width=\"956\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Add-New-Node.png 956w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Add-New-Node-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Add-New-Node-768x357.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2.<\/strong> Remove servers by clicking the <strong>&#8220;-&#8220;<\/strong> or <strong>&#8220;Delete&#8221;<\/strong> buttons next to the server.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Delete-Nodes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-48694 size-full\" title=\"Delete Nodes\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Delete-Nodes.png\" alt=\"Delete Nodes\" width=\"854\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Delete-Nodes.png 854w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Delete-Nodes-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Delete-Nodes-768x389.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-space\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ack-formula\">\n<strong>Important Note:<\/strong> The first server in the list is the <strong>&#8220;master&#8221;<\/strong> server of the group and can only be removed when you delete the whole group.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-space\"><\/div>\n<p>If you accidentally delete a server, you can undo it while you&#8217;re still setting things up. But once you&#8217;ve made changes, the server will be deleted for good.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Undo-Nodes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-48693 size-full\" title=\"Undo nodes\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Undo-Nodes.png\" alt=\"Undo nodes\" width=\"780\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Undo-Nodes.png 780w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Undo-Nodes-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Undo-Nodes-768x436.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3.<\/strong> At the bottom of the window, there&#8217;s a link to the <strong>Automatic Horizontal Scaling section.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you make any changes in the form, you&#8217;ll need to confirm before you go to the next page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Automatic-Horizontal-Scaling.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-48696 size-full\" title=\"Automatic Horizontal Scaling \" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Automatic-Horizontal-Scaling.png\" alt=\"Automatic Horizontal Scaling \" width=\"861\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Automatic-Horizontal-Scaling.png 861w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Automatic-Horizontal-Scaling-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Automatic-Horizontal-Scaling-768x396.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 861px) 100vw, 861px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4.<\/strong> When you apply changes, the platform will let you know if anything might cause problems. This includes restarting servers, deleting groups or individual servers, and affecting any shared files.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/apply-changes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-48697 size-full\" title=\"apply changes\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/apply-changes.png\" alt=\"apply changes\" width=\"933\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/apply-changes.png 933w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/apply-changes-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/apply-changes-768x404.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before you make any changes, make sure it won&#8217;t cause problems for your applications and that you have backups of any important data from the servers 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