# How many nodes the ES cluster can contain? The maximum number
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-many-nodes-the-es-cluster-can-contain-the-maximum-number/11183
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 18, 2013, 6:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-many-nodes-the-es-cluster-can-contain-the-maximum-number/11183 "2013-03-18T06:47:16Z")
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### Author:  [@Hoony](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hoony)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2013, 6:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-many-nodes-the-es-cluster-can-contain-the-maximum-number/11183/1 "2013-03-18T06:47:16Z")
Hi all,
I am curious about the maximum number of nodes which the ES cluster can
contain? ๐
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2013, 6:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-many-nodes-the-es-cluster-can-contain-the-maximum-number/11183/2 "2013-03-18T06:57:04Z")
I heard about some projects having 150 nodes.
I don't think there is a "by design" limit.
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Le 18 mars 2013 ร 07:47, Hoony [monkeyboywon@gmail.com](mailto:monkeyboywon@gmail.com) a รฉcrit :
Hi all,
I am curious about the maximum number of nodes which the ES cluster can contain? ๐
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-many-nodes-the-es-cluster-can-contain-the-maximum-number/11183/3 "2017-07-06T02:46:08Z")