# Scale Out a TiFlash Node

This Python code sample shows you how to scale out a TiFlash node for your cluster and view the scale-out progress.

## Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have created the API key, get the Dedicated Tier cluster information, configured environment variables, and installed the required Python version.

For details, refer to [Prerequisites for Python](../README.md#prerequisites).

## Run the sample

To run the complete code sample, take the following steps.

1. Clone the repository:

   ```
   git clone https://github.com/tidbcloud/tidbcloud-api-samples.git
   ```

2. Install the dependencies using pip:

   ```shell
   cd tidbcloud-api-sample-test/python/scale_out_tiflash
   pip install -r requirements.txt # Might be "pip3" depending on your Python installation
   ```

3. Run the sample:

   ```shell
   python main.py # Might be "python3" depending on your Python installation
   ```