# AWS machine for ES master **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 14, 2014, 9:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aws-machine-for-es-master/21246 "2014-12-14T09:01:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yoav\_Melamed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4da419/32.png) [@Yoav\_Melamed](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yoav_Melamed)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2014, 9:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aws-machine-for-es-master/21246/1 "2014-12-14T09:01:58Z")
Hello, I run Elasticsearch cluser in AWS based on c3.8xlarge machines. Can I use smaller machine for the masters ? What should be enough ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b3035c4c-e0b2-4ae3-91a7-e1bd6f1c515f%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b3035c4c-e0b2-4ae3-91a7-e1bd6f1c515f%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aws-machine-for-es-master/21246/2 "2014-12-14T15:44:50Z")
Master only nodes are very light, you can probably get away with 1 or 2GB for heap. Of course this will depend on your cluster topology and a few other things, so it might be best to trial it. On 14 December 2014 at 10:01, Yoav Melamed [yoavm@exelate.com](mailto:yoavm@exelate.com) wrote: > Hello, > > I run Elasticsearch cluser in AWS based on c3.8xlarge machines. > Can I use smaller machine for the masters ? > What should be enough ? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b3035c4c-e0b2-4ae3-91a7-e1bd6f1c515f%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b3035c4c-e0b2-4ae3-91a7-e1bd6f1c515f%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b3035c4c-e0b2-4ae3-91a7-e1bd6f1c515f%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b3035c4c-e0b2-4ae3-91a7-e1bd6f1c515f%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X8aDkbQRkREg%3D%3Dj%2BtQ57srUys86QJ5wwLVx48mPM8uPcg%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X8aDkbQRkREg%3D%3Dj%2BtQ57srUys86QJ5wwLVx48mPM8uPcg%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Yoav\_Melamed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4da419/32.png) [@Yoav\_Melamed](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yoav_Melamed)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aws-machine-for-es-master/21246/3 "2014-12-14T15:48:07Z")
Thanks On Sunday, December 14, 2014 11:01:58 AM UTC+2, Yoav Melamed wrote: > Hello, > > I run Elasticsearch cluser in AWS based on c3.8xlarge machines. > Can I use smaller machine for the masters ? > What should be enough ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0d5896f6-0e19-442e-aefc-fe0195096b5e%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0d5896f6-0e19-442e-aefc-fe0195096b5e%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Keller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@Jeff\_Keller](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jeff_Keller)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aws-machine-for-es-master/21246/4 "2014-12-16T16:16:34Z")
Just curious, what version of ES are you running? Thanks, Jeff On Sunday, December 14, 2014 10:48:07 AM UTC-5, Yoav Melamed wrote: > Thanks > > On Sunday, December 14, 2014 11:01:58 AM UTC+2, Yoav Melamed wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I run Elasticsearch cluser in AWS based on c3.8xlarge machines. > > Can I use smaller machine for the masters ? > > What should be enough ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bc2043f4-764f-4ebb-beba-edbf7c0a1aac%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bc2043f4-764f-4ebb-beba-edbf7c0a1aac%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aws-machine-for-es-master/21246/5 "2017-07-06T00:43:25Z")