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    3. Scale and edit universes
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    Scale and edit universes

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    Scale universes horizontally and vertically, edit configuration flags and instance tags, and configure Kubernetes overrides.

    For upgrades, node troubleshooting, pausing or deleting universes, and task monitoring, refer to Manage universes.

    Scale universes
    Scale universes horizontally and vertically.
    Edit configuration flags
    Customize the database server configuration.
    Kubernetes overrides
    Configure Helm chart overrides for Kubernetes universes.
    Kubernetes full move
    Change storage class, volume count, and volume size on Kubernetes universes.
    Configure instance tags
    Create and edit instance tags for cloud resources.
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