# How do I plan the number of nodes required in cluster

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-plan-the-number-of-nodes-required-in-cluster/201259
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [September 26, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-plan-the-number-of-nodes-required-in-cluster/201259 "2019-09-26T14:45:11Z")
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### Author: ![ranjeet.tiwari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ranjeet.tiwari/32/55160_2.png) [@ranjeet.tiwari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ranjeet.tiwari)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-plan-the-number-of-nodes-required-in-cluster/201259/1 "2019-09-26T14:45:11Z")

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Is there any recommendation for numbers nodes in one cluster?

How do I plan the number of nodes required in cluster?

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### 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: [September 26, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-plan-the-number-of-nodes-required-in-cluster/201259/2 "2019-09-26T15:06:14Z")

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May I suggest you look at the following resources about sizing:

[https://www.elastic.co/elasticon/conf/2016/sf/quantitative-cluster-sizing](https://www.elastic.co/elasticon/conf/2016/sf/quantitative-cluster-sizing)

> **[How many shards should I have in my Elasticsearch cluster?](https://www.elastic.co/blog/how-many-shards-should-i-have-in-my-elasticsearch-cluster)**
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> If you are looking for practical guidelines around how many indices and shards to have in your cluster, this blog post will help you avoid common pitfalls.

https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/key/vR0XKDq4TGa77z

And [https://www.elastic.co/webinars/using-rally-to-get-your-elasticsearch-cluster-size-right](https://www.elastic.co/webinars/using-rally-to-get-your-elasticsearch-cluster-size-right)

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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 24, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-plan-the-number-of-nodes-required-in-cluster/201259/3 "2019-10-24T15:06:26Z")

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