# Discovery.type : single-node but the new indexes are always : index.number\_of\_replicas" : "1"?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discovery-type-single-node-but-the-new-indexes-are-always-index-number-of-replicas-1/309318
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [July 11, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discovery-type-single-node-but-the-new-indexes-are-always-index-number-of-replicas-1/309318 "2022-07-11T12:28:59Z")
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### Author: ![PM75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@PM75](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PM75)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discovery-type-single-node-but-the-new-indexes-are-always-index-number-of-replicas-1/309318/3 "2022-07-11T13:49:45Z")

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Thank you for your feedback.  
However, I thought that when the :

- discovery.type: single-node  
as explained here :  
[Is it possible to set default number of replicas in elasticsearch - #2 by robertknutzen](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-set-default-number-of-replicas-in-elasticsearch/281215/2)

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