<p>If I start a <a href="https://cloud.google.com/container-engine/" rel="nofollow">Google Container Engine</a> cluster like this:</p>

<pre><code>gcloud container clusters --zone=$ZONE create $CLUSTER_NAME
</code></pre>

<p>I get three worker nodes.  How can I create a cluster with more?</p>

<p>It's possible to create a different number of worker nodes by using the <code>--num-nodes</code> option when you create the cluster, like this:</p>

<pre><code>gcloud container clusters --zone=$ZONE create $CLUSTER_NAME --num-nodes=5
</code></pre>
