# High load on ES 1.7.6 single node **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 26, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/high-load-on-es-1-7-6-single-node/141774 "2018-07-26T13:08:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![emot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@emot](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/emot)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/high-load-on-es-1-7-6-single-node/141774/1 "2018-07-26T13:08:31Z")
Hi, we have an application that doesn't require a cluster (at least for now) and was running OK for a while with only one node. Today we started to notice high load on the machine with no clear information in the logs. Searching around I found something about hot\_threads, but I'm not sure how to interpret the output. Can someone please help me troubleshoot this high load? Here is the output of hot\_threads: [https://pastebin.com/vXJhssCx](https://pastebin.com/vXJhssCx) Thanks! em ---
**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:** [July 26, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/high-load-on-es-1-7-6-single-node/141774/2 "2018-07-26T13:31:42Z")
It seems most of the load is related to searches. What type of queries are you running against the cluster? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/high-load-on-es-1-7-6-single-node/141774/3 "2018-08-23T13:31:44Z")
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