# Is X-Pack license needed for dedicated master node and dedicated coordinating node?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-x-pack-license-needed-for-dedicated-master-node-and-dedicated-coordinating-node/151316
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [October 6, 2018, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-x-pack-license-needed-for-dedicated-master-node-and-dedicated-coordinating-node/151316 "2018-10-06T11:55:34Z")
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### Author:  [@bienxanhst7](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bienxanhst7)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2018, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-x-pack-license-needed-for-dedicated-master-node-and-dedicated-coordinating-node/151316/1 "2018-10-06T11:55:34Z")
Our team is considering using x-pack for our elasticsearch cluster in production mode. Our cluster has 3 dedicated master-eligible nodes, 3 data nodes and 1 dedicated coordinating node.
How many licenses we need in this case?
(7 licenses for all of nodes or 3 licenses only for data nodes? )
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2018, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-x-pack-license-needed-for-dedicated-master-node-and-dedicated-coordinating-node/151316/2 "2018-11-03T11:55:44Z")
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