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Scaling and Deleting Services

Explore how to manage Docker Swarm services by scaling them to handle varying loads and deleting services when no longer needed. Understand the process of adjusting replica counts and balancing them across nodes, as well as the steps to remove services without confirmation prompts.

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Scaling services

Another powerful feature of services is the ability to scale them up and down by adding or removing replicas. Assume the business is booming and you’re experiencing double the number of requests to your web frontend. Fortunately, you can easily scale the number of replicas with the docker service scale command.

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