# Coordinating Node Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 30, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/coordinating-node-question/188207 "2019-06-30T21:36:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Joe\_Kingston](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/joe_kingston/32/46666_2.png) [@Joe\_Kingston](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Joe_Kingston)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/coordinating-node-question/188207/1 "2019-06-30T21:36:54Z")
Do I add the coordinating node IP to discovery seed hosts and cluster initial master nodes? ---
**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 6:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/coordinating-node-question/188207/2 "2019-07-01T06:19:29Z")
From [the docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/discovery-settings.html): > ... use the `discovery.seed_hosts` setting to provide a list of other nodes in the cluster that are master-eligible ... > ... you must explicitly list the names or IP addresses of the master-eligible nodes whose votes should be counted in the very first election. This list is set using the `cluster.initial_master_nodes` setting. Thus both of these settings should normally only mention the master-eligible nodes. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 6:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/coordinating-node-question/188207/3 "2019-07-29T06:19:32Z")
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