# Add nodes to the swarm Once you've [created a swarm](create-swarm.md) with a manager node, you're ready to add worker nodes. 1. Open a terminal and ssh into the machine where you want to run a worker node. This tutorial uses the name `worker1`. 2. Run the following command to create a worker node joined to the existing swarm: ``` docker swarm join : ``` Replace `` with the address of the manager node and `` with the port where the manager listens. In the tutorial, the following command joins `worker1` to the swarm on `manager1`: ``` $ docker swarm join 192.168.99.100:2377 This node joined a Swarm as a worker. ``` 3. Open a terminal and ssh into the machine where you want to run a second worker node. This tutorial uses the name `worker2`. 4. Run `docker swarm join :` to create a worker node joined to the existing Swarm. Replace `` with the address of the manager node and `` with the port where the manager listens. 5. Open a terminal and ssh into the machine where the manager node runs and run the `docker node ls` command to see the worker nodes: ```bash ID NAME MEMBERSHIP STATUS AVAILABILITY MANAGER STATUS LEADER 03g1y59jwfg7cf99w4lt0f662 worker2 Accepted Ready Active 9j68exjopxe7wfl6yuxml7a7j worker1 Accepted Ready Active dxn1zf6l61qsb1josjja83ngz * manager1 Accepted Ready Active Reachable Yes ``` The `MANAGER` column identifies the manager nodes in the swarm. The empty status in this column for `worker1` and `worker2` identifies them as worker nodes. Swarm management commands like `docker node ls` only work on manager nodes. ## What's next? Now your swarm consists of a manager and two worker nodes. In the next step of the tutorial, you [deploy a service](deploy-service.md) to the swarm.