# Master node recommendation

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/master-node-recommendation/373881>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 30, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/master-node-recommendation/373881 "2025-01-30T09:53:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![searchwithme](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/searchwithme/32/137075_2.png) [@searchwithme](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/searchwithme)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/master-node-recommendation/373881/1 "2025-01-30T09:53:39Z")

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If I configure 2 nodes as hot and 2 nodes as warm in my on prem deployment, can 3 out of 4 of these nodes be a master? (instead of having to configure separate master nodes?)

If yes, is it okay 2 of the master nodes are hot and one is warm?

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**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/master-node-recommendation/373881/2 "2025-01-30T16:36:28Z")

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Yes, and yes.