# How to create a master eligible node in elasticsearch 5

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-master-eligible-node-in-elasticsearch-5/64669>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 2, 2016, 6:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-master-eligible-node-in-elasticsearch-5/64669 "2016-11-02T06:13:12Z")\
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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:** [November 2, 2016, 7:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-master-eligible-node-in-elasticsearch-5/64669/5 "2016-11-02T07:12:10Z")

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Setting `node.master` to `true` will make the node master eligible whether it holds data or not.

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