# Multiple nodes on one machine **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 10, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-nodes-on-one-machine/7283 "2012-04-10T14:21:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andrej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@Andrej](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrej)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-nodes-on-one-machine/7283/1 "2012-04-10T14:21:12Z")
Hi, I'm a bit stuck with trying to run several elasticsearch nodes (of the same cluster) on one machine. From a few posts I found this should be possible, so could someone maybe give a hint on how configuration has to be adapted to run two nodes on one machine? How is discovery handled in this case? Thanks, Andrej ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Jain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/eric_jain/32/834_2.png) [@Eric\_Jain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eric_Jain)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-nodes-on-one-machine/7283/2 "2012-04-10T21:01:22Z")
On Apr 10, 7:21 am, Andrej Rosenheinrich [andrej.rosenheinr...@unister.de](mailto:andrej.rosenheinr...@unister.de) wrote: > I'm a bit stuck with trying to run several elasticsearch nodes (of the > same cluster) on one machine. From a few posts I found this should be > possible, so could someone maybe give a hint on how configuration has > to be adapted to run two nodes on one machine? How is discovery > handled in this case? Running multiple nodes on one machine doesn't seem to require any special configuration, you just start multiple instances. The Java Client doesn't seem to have trouble with nodes coming and going, but if you use the REST API and the first node is shut down, it looks like there is no longer anyone listening on port 9200 until you start another node. ---
**Author:** ![Igor\_Motov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/igor_motov/32/45193_2.png) [@Igor\_Motov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Igor_Motov)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-nodes-on-one-machine/7283/3 "2012-04-10T21:38:12Z")
I agree with Eric, running two nodes on one machine is not much different from running them on multiple machines. You just start elasticsearch twice and these two nodes should be able to find each other using multicast discovery. If it doesn't work, you might be running into firewall issues. Multicast discovery is using group 224.2.2.4 and port 54328. Try opening this port and see if it fixes the issue. If it works, you will be able to find the second node running on the port 9201. When a node starts it is trying to use first available port in 9200-9300 range. If you start both services from the same directory, the second node will be using ELASTICSEARCH\_HOME/data/elasticsearch/nodes/1 as its data directory. On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 5:01:22 PM UTC-4, Eric Jain wrote: > On Apr 10, 7:21 am, Andrej Rosenheinrich > [andrej.rosenheinr...@unister.de](mailto:andrej.rosenheinr...@unister.de) wrote: > > > I'm a bit stuck with trying to run several elasticsearch nodes (of the > > same cluster) on one machine. From a few posts I found this should be > > possible, so could someone maybe give a hint on how configuration has > > to be adapted to run two nodes on one machine? How is discovery > > handled in this case? > > Running multiple nodes on one machine doesn't seem to require any > special configuration, you just start multiple instances. The Java > Client doesn't seem to have trouble with nodes coming and going, but > if you use the REST API and the first node is shut down, it looks like > there is no longer anyone listening on port 9200 until you start > another node. ---
**Author:** ![otisg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/otisg/32/492_2.png) [@otisg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/otisg)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-nodes-on-one-machine/7283/4 "2012-04-11T02:21:52Z")
Hi Andrej, It looks like a few people already provided with information. I have a Q for you: how come you want to run multiple nodes on the same cluster? What's the use-case? You may also be interested in this poll on this very topic: > **[What Is Elasticsearch: Getting Started Tutorial for Beginners](https://sematext.com/guides/elasticsearch/)** > > Get started with Elasticsearch! Detailed tutorial to learn the basic concepts: what is Elasticsearch, how it works, and what it is used for. ## Otis Hiring Elasticsearch Engineers -- [Jobs](http://sematext.com/about/jobs.html#search) On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 10:21:12 AM UTC-4, Andrej Rosenheinrich wrote: > Hi, > > I'm a bit stuck with trying to run several elasticsearch nodes (of the > same cluster) on one machine. From a few posts I found this should be > possible, so could someone maybe give a hint on how configuration has > to be adapted to run two nodes on one machine? How is discovery > handled in this case? > > Thanks, Andrej ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 3:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-nodes-on-one-machine/7283/5 "2017-07-06T03:33:02Z")