Title: best practice new instance
Last modified: January 14, 2024

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# best practice new instance

 *  [ngvtech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ngvtech/)
 * (@ngvtech)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/best-practice-new-instance/)
 * Hi,
 * we have been using wprus successfully for almost 2 years now of an environment
   with 4 nodes (abt 6000 users). We now need to add a new node.
 * I would like to have a guideline how to do that. Something like:
    1. add the new node as a Remote Site in all the wprus setup.
    2. add all existing nodes as a Remote Site in the wprus setup of the new node.
    3. export users in an old node (any will do). If you have a main administrative
       node, use that node to make the export. Use the export function of wprus. Use
       batches of 2000 users because import will take a while.
    4. import users in the new node. Use the import function of wprus.
 * Questions:
    1. is this enough or do I have to do more?
    2. is it preferable to do this in ‘maintenance mode’?
    3. should I start with deleting existing users in the new node? Or should I delete
       accounts that also exist in the old nodes?
    4. if a user log ins after the new node has been created, will the passwords be
       synched? Or is this done in the export/import? In other words: if the user starts
       with logging in to the new node, will his old password work? Or do I have to
       do something to make this happen?
 * Thanks for answering, Teijo

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