# Node.box\_type in 5.0?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-box-type-in-5-0/64263>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 28, 2016, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-box-type-in-5-0/64263 "2016-10-28T08:37:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Marco\_Wesselgren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Marco\_Wesselgren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marco_Wesselgren)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-box-type-in-5-0/64263/1 "2016-10-28T08:37:30Z")

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Hi,

Upgrading from 2.3.4 to 5.0 , solved most of the problems though I can't find any documentation about where to set node.box\_type I just get the following error:

```
at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.SettingsModule.<init>(SettingsModule.java:138) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0.jar:5.0.0]
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.<init>(Node.java:311) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0.jar:5.0.0]
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.<init>(Node.java:220) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0.jar:5.0.0]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.<init>(Bootstrap.java:191) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0.jar:5.0.0]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:191) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0.jar:5.0.0]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:286) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0.jar:5.0.0]
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:112) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0.jar:5.0.0]
... 6 more
Suppressed: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: unknown setting [node.box_type] please check that any required plugins are installed, or check the breaking changes documentation for removed settings
	at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.AbstractScopedSettings.validate(AbstractScopedSettings.java:271) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0.jar:5.0.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.AbstractScopedSettings.validate(AbstractScopedSettings.java:239) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0.jar:5.0.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.SettingsModule.<init>(SettingsModule.java:138) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0.jar:5.0.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.<init>(Node.java:311) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0.jar:5.0.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.<init>(Node.java:220) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0.jar:5.0.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.<init>(Bootstrap.java:191) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0.jar:5.0.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:191) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0.jar:5.0.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:286) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0.jar:5.0.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:112) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0.jar:5.0.0]
	at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:103) ~[elasticsearch-5.0.0.jar:5.0.0]
```

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**Author:** ![ywelsch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ywelsch/32/7751_2.png) [@ywelsch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ywelsch)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 9:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-box-type-in-5-0/64263/2 "2016-10-28T09:08:46Z")

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In 5.0 custom attributes have to be put under the "attr" namespace:

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.0/breaking\_50\_settings\_changes.html#\_node\_attribute\_settings](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.0/breaking_50_settings_changes.html#_node_attribute_settings)

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**Author:** ![Marco\_Wesselgren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Marco\_Wesselgren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marco_Wesselgren)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 10:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-box-type-in-5-0/64263/3 "2016-10-28T10:02:43Z")

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Thanks, you made my day.

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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, 10:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-box-type-in-5-0/64263/4 "2017-07-05T22:08:48Z")

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