# Frozen index node license

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/frozen-index-node-license/197924>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 3, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/frozen-index-node-license/197924 "2019-09-03T18:10:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![vini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c77e96/32.png) [@vini](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vini)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/frozen-index-node-license/197924/1 "2019-09-03T18:10:42Z")

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Hi all, I have been looking for a clear answer on this but haven’t been able to find anything clear enough.

Do nodes that only hold frozen indices count against my license?

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/frozen-index-node-license/197924/2 "2019-09-03T18:11:35Z")

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Yes. It is a data node.

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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:** [October 1, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/frozen-index-node-license/197924/3 "2019-10-01T18:19:59Z")

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Closed on October 1, 2019, 6:19pm UTC

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