# If I have ELK stack running on EC2. How can I make the ES as a cluster? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 27, 2014, 9:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/if-i-have-elk-stack-running-on-ec2-how-can-i-make-the-es-as-a-cluster/18917 "2014-07-27T09:28:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vjbangis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9e8a1a/32.png) [@vjbangis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vjbangis)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2014, 9:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/if-i-have-elk-stack-running-on-ec2-how-can-i-make-the-es-as-a-cluster/18917/1 "2014-07-27T09:28:31Z")
If I have ELK stack running on EC2. How can I make the ES as a cluster? or I have to create another ELK stack again to make it as a cluster? TIA! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c90b8417-8568-423e-a592-a151e4b0fa12%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c90b8417-8568-423e-a592-a151e4b0fa12%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![arshpreet\_singh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/arshpreet_singh/32/1362_2.png) [@arshpreet\_singh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arshpreet_singh)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2014, 9:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/if-i-have-elk-stack-running-on-ec2-how-can-i-make-the-es-as-a-cluster/18917/2 "2014-07-27T09:30:22Z")
On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 2:58 PM, vjbangis [jessviray0708@gmail.com](mailto:jessviray0708@gmail.com) wrote: > If I have ELK stack running on EC2. How can I make the ES as a cluster? They say it is super easy to do/find. > -- Thanks Arshpreet singh > **[my net house](https://arshpreetsingh.wordpress.com/)** > > WAHEGURU....! GOD,Nature,Mathematics,Programming. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAAstK2GrS%3DnsPXXkOg%3DHMWqU4MibdGaULqD0psx3RQtr1qw\_SA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAAstK2GrS%3DnsPXXkOg%3DHMWqU4MibdGaULqD0psx3RQtr1qw_SA%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![vjbangis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9e8a1a/32.png) [@vjbangis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vjbangis)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2014, 9:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/if-i-have-elk-stack-running-on-ec2-how-can-i-make-the-es-as-a-cluster/18917/3 "2014-07-27T09:44:43Z")
Thanks for the prompt reply! Well, I would try that. But I have to make sure that the ELK should always be the master right? On Sunday, July 27, 2014 5:30:44 PM UTC+8, arshpreet singh wrote: > On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 2:58 PM, vjbangis \<[jessvi...@gmail.com](mailto:jessvi...@gmail.com) > \\> wrote: > > > If I have ELK stack running on EC2. How can I make the ES as a cluster? > > They say it is super easy to do/find. > [elasticsearch - How to set up ES cluster? - Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16821101/how-to-set-up-es-cluster) > > -- > > Thanks > Arshpreet singh > [http://arshpreetsingh.wordpress.com/](http://arshpreetsingh.wordpress.com/) > > GOD,Nature,Mathematics,Programming. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6c1e03e8-ab0c-444f-bc7f-44b5f20c9979%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6c1e03e8-ab0c-444f-bc7f-44b5f20c9979%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2014, 9:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/if-i-have-elk-stack-running-on-ec2-how-can-i-make-the-es-as-a-cluster/18917/4 "2014-07-27T09:47:15Z")
Can you elaborate a bit more, do you only have one node now? It is simple to expand a single node to multiple. Regards, Mark Walkom Infrastructure Engineer Campaign Monitor email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) On 27 July 2014 19:30, arshpreet singh [arsh840@gmail.com](mailto:arsh840@gmail.com) wrote: > On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 2:58 PM, vjbangis [jessviray0708@gmail.com](mailto:jessviray0708@gmail.com) wrote: > > > If I have ELK stack running on EC2. How can I make the ES as a cluster? > > They say it is super easy to do/find. > [elasticsearch - How to set up ES cluster? - Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16821101/how-to-set-up-es-cluster) > > -- > > Thanks > Arshpreet singh > [http://arshpreetsingh.wordpress.com/](http://arshpreetsingh.wordpress.com/) > > GOD,Nature,Mathematics,Programming. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAAstK2GrS%3DnsPXXkOg%3DHMWqU4MibdGaULqD0psx3RQtr1qw\_SA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAAstK2GrS%3DnsPXXkOg%3DHMWqU4MibdGaULqD0psx3RQtr1qw_SA%40mail.gmail.com) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624bjx\_Aeufs84Lsiqo59VmiUEezrjGc9L14xGXqhgd%2BcLw%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624bjx_Aeufs84Lsiqo59VmiUEezrjGc9L14xGXqhgd%2BcLw%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![arshpreet\_singh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/arshpreet_singh/32/1362_2.png) [@arshpreet\_singh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arshpreet_singh)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2014, 9:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/if-i-have-elk-stack-running-on-ec2-how-can-i-make-the-es-as-a-cluster/18917/5 "2014-07-27T09:49:44Z")
On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Mark Walkom [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) wrote: > Can you elaborate a bit more, do you only have one node now? > > It is simple to expand a single node to multiple. Who is asking whom? Please use Plain text format for interactions on mailing list. -- Thanks Arshpreet singh > **[my net house](https://arshpreetsingh.wordpress.com/)** > > WAHEGURU....! GOD,Nature,Mathematics,Programming. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAAstK2Eh%2BvQwkzOO%3DG0j\_53dYRqH\_pupkMRsg03dAkAYRtN\_Pg%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAAstK2Eh%2BvQwkzOO%3DG0j_53dYRqH_pupkMRsg03dAkAYRtN_Pg%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![vjbangis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9e8a1a/32.png) [@vjbangis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vjbangis)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2014, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/if-i-have-elk-stack-running-on-ec2-how-can-i-make-the-es-as-a-cluster/18917/6 "2014-07-27T10:32:52Z")
Yup, I have one node acting as ELK stack running on EC2 and I want to add more nodes. With that single node (ELK), if I run another EC2 instance and installed ES only would that make a cluster? On Sunday, July 27, 2014 5:47:53 PM UTC+8, Mark Walkom wrote: > Can you elaborate a bit more, do you only have one node now? > > It is simple to expand a single node to multiple. > > Regards, > Mark Walkom > > Infrastructure Engineer > Campaign Monitor > email: [ma...@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:ma...@campaignmonitor.com) \ > web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > > On 27 July 2014 19:30, arshpreet singh \<[ars...@gmail.com](mailto:ars...@gmail.com) \\> > wrote: > > > On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 2:58 PM, vjbangis \<[jessvi...@gmail.com](mailto:jessvi...@gmail.com) > > \\> wrote: > > > > > If I have ELK stack running on EC2. How can I make the ES as a cluster? > > > > They say it is super easy to do/find. > > [elasticsearch - How to set up ES cluster? - Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16821101/how-to-set-up-es-cluster) > > > > -- > > > > Thanks > > Arshpreet singh > > [http://arshpreetsingh.wordpress.com/](http://arshpreetsingh.wordpress.com/) > > > > GOD,Nature,Mathematics,Programming. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAAstK2GrS%3DnsPXXkOg%3DHMWqU4MibdGaULqD0psx3RQtr1qw\_SA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAAstK2GrS%3DnsPXXkOg%3DHMWqU4MibdGaULqD0psx3RQtr1qw_SA%40mail.gmail.com) > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b5e04682-f1a1-4799-a977-fd19984c3530%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b5e04682-f1a1-4799-a977-fd19984c3530%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2014, 10:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/if-i-have-elk-stack-running-on-ec2-how-can-i-make-the-es-as-a-cluster/18917/7 "2014-07-27T10:42:33Z")
There's a bit more to it, but yes that is the general idea. I'm not familiar with ES on EC2 though so I can't give you any directions, though something like [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/tutorials/elasticsearch-on-ec2/) may help. Regards, Mark Walkom Infrastructure Engineer Campaign Monitor email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) On 27 July 2014 20:32, vjbangis [jessviray0708@gmail.com](mailto:jessviray0708@gmail.com) wrote: > Yup, I have one node acting as ELK stack running on EC2 and I want to add > more nodes. > > With that single node (ELK), if I run another EC2 instance and installed > ES only would that make a cluster? > > On Sunday, July 27, 2014 5:47:53 PM UTC+8, Mark Walkom wrote: > > > Can you elaborate a bit more, do you only have one node now? > > > > It is simple to expand a single node to multiple. > > > > Regards, > > Mark Walkom > > > > Infrastructure Engineer > > Campaign Monitor > > email: [ma...@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:ma...@campaignmonitor.com) > > web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > > > > On 27 July 2014 19:30, arshpreet singh [ars...@gmail.com](mailto:ars...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 2:58 PM, vjbangis [jessvi...@gmail.com](mailto:jessvi...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > If I have ELK stack running on EC2. How can I make the ES as a cluster? > > > > > > They say it is super easy to do/find. > > > [elasticsearch - How to set up ES cluster? - Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16821101/how-to-set-up-es-cluster) > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Thanks > > > Arshpreet singh > > > [http://arshpreetsingh.wordpress.com/](http://arshpreetsingh.wordpress.com/) > > > > > > GOD,Nature,Mathematics,Programming. > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "elasticsearch" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > an email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > > To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/](https://groups.google.com/d/) > > > msgid/elasticsearch/CAAstK2GrS%3DnsPXXkOg%3DHMWqU4MibdGaULqD0psx3RQtr1qw > > > \_SA%[40mail.gmail.com](http://40mail.gmail.com). > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b5e04682-f1a1-4799-a977-fd19984c3530%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b5e04682-f1a1-4799-a977-fd19984c3530%40googlegroups.com) > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b5e04682-f1a1-4799-a977-fd19984c3530%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b5e04682-f1a1-4799-a977-fd19984c3530%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624b%3D773b-hkkD2gL9s%2BRbtTNfZYGqy5Q1i\_cpJaM%3D6PyUQ%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624b%3D773b-hkkD2gL9s%2BRbtTNfZYGqy5Q1i_cpJaM%3D6PyUQ%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![vjbangis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9e8a1a/32.png) [@vjbangis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vjbangis)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2014, 10:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/if-i-have-elk-stack-running-on-ec2-how-can-i-make-the-es-as-a-cluster/18917/8 "2014-07-27T10:47:20Z")
Actually I'm following that tutorials but according to this link [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/elasticsearch/x8BjtiMTSt4](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/elasticsearch/x8BjtiMTSt4). The "S3 Gateway" has been dropped, so you'll either need to use EBS, or set up some mechanism to do snapshots to S3. Other than that, no major changes. On Sunday, July 27, 2014 6:43:08 PM UTC+8, Mark Walkom wrote: > There's a bit more to it, but yes that is the general idea. > > I'm not familiar with ES on EC2 though so I can't give you any directions, > though something like > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/tutorials/elasticsearch-on-ec2/) may help. > > Regards, > Mark Walkom > > Infrastructure Engineer > Campaign Monitor > email: [ma...@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:ma...@campaignmonitor.com) \ > web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > > On 27 July 2014 20:32, vjbangis \<[jessvi...@gmail.com](mailto:jessvi...@gmail.com) \\> wrote: > > > Yup, I have one node acting as ELK stack running on EC2 and I want to add > > more nodes. > > > > With that single node (ELK), if I run another EC2 instance and installed > > ES only would that make a cluster? > > > > On Sunday, July 27, 2014 5:47:53 PM UTC+8, Mark Walkom wrote: > > > > > Can you elaborate a bit more, do you only have one node now? > > > > > > It is simple to expand a single node to multiple. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Mark Walkom > > > > > > Infrastructure Engineer > > > Campaign Monitor > > > email: [ma...@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:ma...@campaignmonitor.com) > > > web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > > > > > > On 27 July 2014 19:30, arshpreet singh [ars...@gmail.com](mailto:ars...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 2:58 PM, vjbangis [jessvi...@gmail.com](mailto:jessvi...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > If I have ELK stack running on EC2. How can I make the ES as a > > > > > cluster? > > > > > > > > They say it is super easy to do/find. > > > > [elasticsearch - How to set up ES cluster? - Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16821101/how-to-set-up-es-cluster) > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Arshpreet singh > > > > [http://arshpreetsingh.wordpress.com/](http://arshpreetsingh.wordpress.com/) > > > > > > > > GOD,Nature,Mathematics,Programming. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "elasticsearch" group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > > an email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > > > To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/](https://groups.google.com/d/) > > > > msgid/elasticsearch/CAAstK2GrS%3DnsPXXkOg% > > > > 3DHMWqU4MibdGaULqD0psx3RQtr1qw\_SA%[40mail.gmail.com](http://40mail.gmail.com). > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "elasticsearch" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > > email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b5e04682-f1a1-4799-a977-fd19984c3530%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b5e04682-f1a1-4799-a977-fd19984c3530%40googlegroups.com) > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b5e04682-f1a1-4799-a977-fd19984c3530%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b5e04682-f1a1-4799-a977-fd19984c3530%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > > . > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/e86c544c-3ff8-45eb-b45c-95c71e1db07c%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/e86c544c-3ff8-45eb-b45c-95c71e1db07c%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![aaronmefford](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aaronmefford/32/460_2.png) [@aaronmefford](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aaronmefford)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/if-i-have-elk-stack-running-on-ec2-how-can-i-make-the-es-as-a-cluster/18917/9 "2014-07-28T15:49:52Z")
There are some new options in the latest builds of Elasticsearch as I understand it that replace the old S3 Gateway. However, neither the S3 Gateway nor those others are requirements for setting up Elasticsearch on EC2. They are only disaster recovery options that will help you to get back up and running in the event of a failure. Similar capability can be had using EBS and periodic snapshots. Running Elasticsearch on EC2 feels natural and works well. The Elastic capabilities of both systems come together very nicely. It is easy to add and remove nodes to grow and shrink your capacity. Probably the biggest pitfall is making sure that you give your cluster a unique name, or you may end up with your nodes joining someone else's Elasticsearch cluster. I saw this when I brought my first ES node online on EC2. The traditional Zen auto discovery will work on EC2, especially if using VPC where you can control your own subnets. There is also a plugin that allows using the Amazon instance tags to facilitate auto discovery. [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-discovery-ec2.html#modules-discovery-ec2). Don't get so hung up that the S3 Gateway has been dropped. You can easily deploy using EBS volumes. If you have large indexes that will not fit in memory or high indexing rates, you will need to use an EBS Optimized instance and provisioned IOPS. You can also use multiple EBS volumes and software raid(mdadm) in order to increase IO, with or without provisioned IOPS. On Sunday, July 27, 2014 4:47:20 AM UTC-6, vjbangis wrote: > Actually I'm following that tutorials but according to this link > [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/elasticsearch/x8BjtiMTSt4](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/elasticsearch/x8BjtiMTSt4). > The "S3 Gateway" has been dropped, so you'll either need to use EBS, or > set up some mechanism to do snapshots to S3. Other than that, no major > changes. > > On Sunday, July 27, 2014 6:43:08 PM UTC+8, Mark Walkom wrote: > > > There's a bit more to it, but yes that is the general idea. > > > > I'm not familiar with ES on EC2 though so I can't give you any > > directions, though something like > > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/tutorials/elasticsearch-on-ec2/) may help. > > > > Regards, > > Mark Walkom > > > > Infrastructure Engineer > > Campaign Monitor > > email: [ma...@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:ma...@campaignmonitor.com) > > web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > > > > On 27 July 2014 20:32, vjbangis [jessvi...@gmail.com](mailto:jessvi...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > Yup, I have one node acting as ELK stack running on EC2 and I want to > > > add more nodes. > > > > > > With that single node (ELK), if I run another EC2 instance and installed > > > ES only would that make a cluster? > > > > > > On Sunday, July 27, 2014 5:47:53 PM UTC+8, Mark Walkom wrote: > > > > > > > Can you elaborate a bit more, do you only have one node now? > > > > > > > > It is simple to expand a single node to multiple. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Mark Walkom > > > > > > > > Infrastructure Engineer > > > > Campaign Monitor > > > > email: [ma...@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:ma...@campaignmonitor.com) > > > > web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > > > > > > > > On 27 July 2014 19:30, arshpreet singh [ars...@gmail.com](mailto:ars...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 2:58 PM, vjbangis [jessvi...@gmail.com](mailto:jessvi...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > If I have ELK stack running on EC2. How can I make the ES as a > > > > > > cluster? > > > > > > > > > > They say it is super easy to do/find. > > > > > [elasticsearch - How to set up ES cluster? - Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16821101/how-to-set-up-es-cluster) > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > Arshpreet singh > > > > > [http://arshpreetsingh.wordpress.com/](http://arshpreetsingh.wordpress.com/) > > > > > > > > > > GOD,Nature,Mathematics,Programming. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > > Groups "elasticsearch" group. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > > > an email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > > > > To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/](https://groups.google.com/d/) > > > > > msgid/elasticsearch/CAAstK2GrS%3DnsPXXkOg% > > > > > 3DHMWqU4MibdGaULqD0psx3RQtr1qw\_SA%[40mail.gmail.com](http://40mail.gmail.com). > > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "elasticsearch" group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > > an email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b5e04682-f1a1-4799-a977-fd19984c3530%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b5e04682-f1a1-4799-a977-fd19984c3530%40googlegroups.com) > > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b5e04682-f1a1-4799-a977-fd19984c3530%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b5e04682-f1a1-4799-a977-fd19984c3530%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. 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Thanks to that Aaron. BTW, should the "data" path be the same size and path with each other (node/s). let say Node\* 1\* path.data: /data/elasticsearch size = 100GB (EBS) Node _2_ path.data: /data/elasticsearch size = 100GB (EBS) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b5aa1bc-dc8b-48bd-a2c8-f6ee3ef3e809%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b5aa1bc-dc8b-48bd-a2c8-f6ee3ef3e809%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
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I don't know that ES has any intelligence to support varied node sizes so I would say yes they should be the same size. I've not looked into this so I may be wrong. Also I use multiple Ebs volumes in a software raid. to increase non provisioned iops. Not necessary if you use piops. Aaron Sent from my iPhone On Aug 2, 2014, at 9:41 AM, vjbangis [jessviray0708@gmail.com](mailto:jessviray0708@gmail.com) wrote: Thanks to that Aaron. BTW, should the "data" path be the same size and path with each other (node/s). let say Node\* 1\* path.data: /data/elasticsearch size = 100GB (EBS) Node _2_ path.data: /data/elasticsearch size = 100GB (EBS) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/GVs4RKYRGXs/unsubscribe](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/GVs4RKYRGXs/unsubscribe). To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b5aa1bc-dc8b-48bd-a2c8-f6ee3ef3e809%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b5aa1bc-dc8b-48bd-a2c8-f6ee3ef3e809%40googlegroups.com) [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b5aa1bc-dc8b-48bd-a2c8-f6ee3ef3e809%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b5aa1bc-dc8b-48bd-a2c8-f6ee3ef3e809%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) . For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/-611812713062967954%40unknownmsgid](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/-611812713062967954%40unknownmsgid). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
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ES can take disk space into account, 1.3.X does this automatically - > **[Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale](https://www.elastic.co)** > > Power insights and outcomes with the Elasticsearch Platform and AI. See into your data and find answers that matter with enterprise solutions designed to help you build, observe, and protect. Try Elasticsearch free today. Regards, Mark Walkom Infrastructure Engineer Campaign Monitor email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) On 4 August 2014 03:36, Aaron Mefford [aaron@mefford.org](mailto:aaron@mefford.org) wrote: > I don't know that ES has any intelligence to support varied node sizes so > I would say yes they should be the same size. I've not looked into this so > I may be wrong. > > Also I use multiple Ebs volumes in a software raid. to increase non > provisioned iops. Not necessary if you use piops. > > Aaron > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 2, 2014, at 9:41 AM, vjbangis [jessviray0708@gmail.com](mailto:jessviray0708@gmail.com) wrote: > > Thanks to that Aaron. > > BTW, should the "data" path be the same size and path with each other > (node/s). > > let say > Node\* 1\* > path.data: /data/elasticsearch > size = 100GB (EBS) > > Node _2_ > path.data: /data/elasticsearch > size = 100GB (EBS) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/GVs4RKYRGXs/unsubscribe](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/GVs4RKYRGXs/unsubscribe). > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b5aa1bc-dc8b-48bd-a2c8-f6ee3ef3e809%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b5aa1bc-dc8b-48bd-a2c8-f6ee3ef3e809%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b5aa1bc-dc8b-48bd-a2c8-f6ee3ef3e809%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b5aa1bc-dc8b-48bd-a2c8-f6ee3ef3e809%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/-611812713062967954%40unknownmsgid](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/-611812713062967954%40unknownmsgid) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/-611812713062967954%40unknownmsgid?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/-611812713062967954%40unknownmsgid?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624ZH7S\_hbh6RYmqpoN5qJX5M6MRdLEtH\_WUbXTcbwrGNXw%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624ZH7S_hbh6RYmqpoN5qJX5M6MRdLEtH_WUbXTcbwrGNXw%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
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