Error when starting elasticsearch

Elastic Stack Elasticsearch
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I HAVE elastic 8.4.1 in ubuntu 22.04
and when i make this cmd "discovery.type: single-node" in elasticsearch.yml because i installed elastic ad kibana in the same server i have this error

[2022-09-23T14:30:10,954][ERROR][o.e.b.Elasticsearch      ] [elastic] fatal exception while booting Elasticsearch
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: setting [cluster.initial_master_nodes] is not allowed when [discovery.type] is set to [single-node]
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This explains your error, if you have a single-node cluster you need to remove the configuration cluster.initial_master_nodes from the elasticsearch.yml.

Please share your elasticsearch.yml file.

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# ---------------------------------- Cluster -----------------------------------
#
# Use a descriptive name for your cluster:
#
#cluster.name: my-application
#
# ------------------------------------ Node ------------------------------------
#
# Use a descriptive name for the node:
#
#node.name: node-1
#
# Add custom attributes to the node:
#
#node.attr.rack: r1
#
# ----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------
#
# Path to directory where to store the data (separate multiple locations by comma):
#
path.data: /var/lib/elasticsearch
#
# Path to log files:
#
path.logs: /var/log/elasticsearch
#
# ----------------------------------- Memory -----------------------------------
#
# Lock the memory on startup:
#
#bootstrap.memory_lock: true
#
# Make sure that the heap size is set to about half the memory available
# on the system and that the owner of the process is allowed to use this
# limit.
#
# Elasticsearch performs poorly when the system is swapping the memory.
# ---------------------------------- Network -----------------------------------
#
# By default Elasticsearch is only accessible on localhost. Set a different
# address here to expose this node on the network:
#
#network.host: 192.168.43.147
network.bind_host: ["127.0.0.1", "192.168.43.147"]
#
# By default Elasticsearch listens for HTTP traffic on the first free port it
# finds starting at 9200. Set a specific HTTP port here:
#
#http.port: 9200
#
# For more information, consult the network module documentation.
#
# --------------------------------- Discovery ----------------------------------
#
# Pass an initial list of hosts to perform discovery when this node is started:
# The default list of hosts is ["127.0.0.1", "[::1]"]
#
#discovery.seed_hosts: ["host1", "host2"]
#
# Bootstrap the cluster using an initial set of master-eligible nodes:
#
#cluster.initial_master_nodes: ["node-1", "node-2"]
#
# For more information, consult the discovery and cluster formation module documentation.
#
# --------------------------------- Readiness ----------------------------------
#
# Enable an unauthenticated TCP readiness endpoint on localhost
#
#readiness.port: 9399
#
# ---------------------------------- Various -----------------------------------
#
# Allow wildcard deletion of indices:
#
#action.destructive_requires_name: false
#----------------------- BEGIN SECURITY AUTO CONFIGURATION -----------------------
#
# The following settings, TLS certificates, and keys have been automatically
# generated to configure Elasticsearch security features on 16-09-2022 16:57:53
#
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Enable security features
xpack.security.enabled: true

xpack.security.enrollment.enabled: true

# Enable encryption for HTTP API client connections, such as Kibana, Logstash, and Agents
xpack.security.http.ssl:
  enabled: true
  keystore.path: certs/http.p12

# Enable encryption and mutual authentication between cluster nodes
xpack.security.transport.ssl:
  enabled: true
  verification_mode: certificate
  keystore.path: certs/transport.p12
  truststore.path: certs/transport.p12
# Create a new cluster with the current node only
# Additional nodes can still join the cluster later
cluster.initial_master_nodes: ["elastic"]

# Allow HTTP API connections from anywhere
# Connections are encrypted and require user authentication
http.host: 0.0.0.0

# Allow other nodes to join the cluster from anywhere
# Connections are encrypted and mutually authenticated
#transport.host: 0.0.0.0

#----------------------- END SECURITY AUTO CONFIGURATION -------------------------


discovery.type: single-node

what's the role of this cluster.initial_master_nodes ? what does mean this parameter?

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You need to comment this line.

The setting cluster.initial_master_nodes is used to tell the node what are the master nodes it needs to look for while forming a cluster for the first time.

You have discovery.type set to single-node, which means that you want to form a single node cluster, so the cluster.initial_master_nodes cannot be used here because there is no other nodes in your cluster.

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thanks, @leandrojmp for your response it's ok it work but what about this what's it's role ?
#cluster.initial_master_nodes: ["node-1", "node-2"]

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From the documentation:

The initial set of master-eligible nodes is defined in the cluster.initial_master_nodes setting.
cluster.initial_master_nodes
When you start an Elasticsearch cluster for the first time, a cluster bootstrapping step determines the set of master-eligible nodes whose votes are counted in the first election.

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