# Elasticsearch Cluster and best setup

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cluster-and-best-setup/196517>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 23, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cluster-and-best-setup/196517 "2019-08-23T12:23:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marcell0e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@Marcell0e](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marcell0e)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cluster-and-best-setup/196517/1 "2019-08-23T12:23:58Z")

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I have 2 Windows servers with the following on each server. I have a couple of questions.

1. Can and should Logstash send data to both Elasticsearch nodes for load balance?
2. Should I put Logstash on a server by itself or should I install Logstash on the other server?
3. If I install Logstash on the other server do I have to load the beats templates again and in the same manner as the other (match exactly)?

Server 1:  
Elasticsearch (Master)  
Logstash  
Kibana

Server 2:  
Elasticsearch (Has Master role in case the other fails)

Thanks in Advance

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 12:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cluster-and-best-setup/196517/2 "2019-09-20T12:24:00Z")

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