# Must XPack be installed on ALL nodes in a cluster if only some nodes need a subset of XPack features?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/must-xpack-be-installed-on-all-nodes-in-a-cluster-if-only-some-nodes-need-a-subset-of-xpack-features/151617>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 9, 2018, 11:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/must-xpack-be-installed-on-all-nodes-in-a-cluster-if-only-some-nodes-need-a-subset-of-xpack-features/151617 "2018-10-09T11:21:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![kodo65](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kodo65/32/1185_2.png) [@kodo65](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kodo65)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 11:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/must-xpack-be-installed-on-all-nodes-in-a-cluster-if-only-some-nodes-need-a-subset-of-xpack-features/151617/1 "2018-10-09T11:21:31Z")

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I assume the answer is "yes" but is it so?

Cheers

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**Author:** ![jaymode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jaymode/32/50103_2.png) [@jaymode](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jaymode)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/must-xpack-be-installed-on-all-nodes-in-a-cluster-if-only-some-nodes-need-a-subset-of-xpack-features/151617/2 "2018-10-12T11:09:36Z")

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Yes XPack must be installed on all nodes

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**Author:** ![kodo65](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kodo65/32/1185_2.png) [@kodo65](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kodo65)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 10:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/must-xpack-be-installed-on-all-nodes-in-a-cluster-if-only-some-nodes-need-a-subset-of-xpack-features/151617/3 "2018-10-15T10:34:31Z")

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Ok! Thanks for the clarification.

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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:** [November 12, 2018, 10:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/must-xpack-be-installed-on-all-nodes-in-a-cluster-if-only-some-nodes-need-a-subset-of-xpack-features/151617/4 "2018-11-12T10:34:32Z")

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