# How to setup client node and Loadbalancer in ECK setup?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-setup-client-node-and-loadbalancer-in-eck-setup/290732>\
**Category:** Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK)\
**Created:** [December 2, 2021, 6:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-setup-client-node-and-loadbalancer-in-eck-setup/290732 "2021-12-02T06:41:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![manu\_john](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@manu\_john](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/manu_john)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 6:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-setup-client-node-and-loadbalancer-in-eck-setup/290732/1 "2021-12-02T06:41:39Z")

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I have ECK setup with master and data nodes, how to add client node and a loadbalancer to the existing setup? Any sample code will be appreciated

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**Author:** ![michael.morello](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michael.morello/32/47448_2.png) [@michael.morello](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/michael.morello)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 9:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-setup-client-node-and-loadbalancer-in-eck-setup/290732/2 "2021-12-02T09:05:31Z")

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I think "client nodes" are now called "coordinating nodes" (see Elasticsearch doc [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-node.html) about roles). You can find a full example in [the ECK documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud-on-k8s/master/k8s-traffic-splitting.html#k8s-traffic-splitting).

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**Author:** ![manu\_john](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@manu\_john](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/manu_john)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-setup-client-node-and-loadbalancer-in-eck-setup/290732/3 "2021-12-02T09:40:06Z")

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Thank you, If we create a coordinating node, do we need to create a Loadbalancer?, or how can it be accessed? Mine is an ECK setup.

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**Author:** ![michael.morello](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michael.morello/32/47448_2.png) [@michael.morello](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/michael.morello)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-setup-client-node-and-loadbalancer-in-eck-setup/290732/4 "2021-12-02T12:10:54Z")

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> [@manu\_john](#):
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> how can it be accessed

It the client is also deployed and running in the K8S cluster you can use the [Service](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud-on-k8s/master/k8s-traffic-splitting.html#k8s-traffic-splitting-by-node-type). If not, you can create a `LoadBalancer` or an `Ingress` from the same service to make it externally accessible.

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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:** [December 30, 2021, 12:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-setup-client-node-and-loadbalancer-in-eck-setup/290732/5 "2021-12-30T12:11:16Z")

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