# Increase Search speed in Elastic search **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 3, 2019, 6:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-search-speed-in-elastic-search/183889 "2019-06-03T06:31:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SudevPK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@SudevPK](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SudevPK)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2019, 6:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-search-speed-in-elastic-search/183889/1 "2019-06-03T06:31:43Z")
Do the search speed increase if i increase number of nodes, number of shards,number of replicas in elastic search ? ---
**Author:** ![elk11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/45deac/32.png) [@elk11](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elk11)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2019, 7:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-search-speed-in-elastic-search/183889/2 "2019-06-03T07:00:03Z")
The answer is 'It depends'! Please check the resources below: [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)** > > 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. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 7:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-search-speed-in-elastic-search/183889/3 "2019-07-01T07:00:05Z")
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