# Master eligible nodes using same datapath

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/master-eligible-nodes-using-same-datapath/64673
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [November 2, 2016, 6:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/master-eligible-nodes-using-same-datapath/64673 "2016-11-02T06:43:26Z")
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### Author: ![elasticheart](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/elasticheart/32/65189_2.png) [@elasticheart](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticheart)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2016, 6:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/master-eligible-nodes-using-same-datapath/64673/1 "2016-11-02T06:43:26Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to setup a 3 master eligible node cluster using the setting;

```
node.master: true
node.data: true

```

is it ok if I use same location `path.data` for all these nodes and by setting `node.max_local_storage_nodes: 3` ?

Thanks

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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: [July 5, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/master-eligible-nodes-using-same-datapath/64673/2 "2017-07-05T22:07:36Z")

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