# For ML, ingest node is required? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** elastic-stack-machine-learning\ **Created:** [March 26, 2019, 9:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/for-ml-ingest-node-is-required/173888 "2019-03-26T09:00:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jasony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@jasony](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jasony)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 9:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/for-ml-ingest-node-is-required/173888/1 "2019-03-26T09:00:13Z")
hello, i am researching about ML/anomaly detection feature, and one question came up. Is ingest node required for ML? as far as i remember, ingest nodes set up is mandatory for node configuration, but not sure if ingest node numbers are seriously affect ML performance. if so, how ingest nodes work during ML operation? please advise. thank you! ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/for-ml-ingest-node-is-required/173888/2 "2019-03-26T09:46:51Z")
ingest nodes are only required if you are running ingest pipelines. [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.6/ingest.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.6/ingest.html) If you are not, you can set `node.ingest: false` but it won't really change a lot of thing as you are not using the feature. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/for-ml-ingest-node-is-required/173888/3 "2019-04-23T09:46:51Z")
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