# Number of shards per node **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 22, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/number-of-shards-per-node/22801 "2015-03-22T15:23:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vladi\_Feigin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/258eb7/32.png) [@Vladi\_Feigin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vladi_Feigin)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/number-of-shards-per-node/22801/1 "2015-03-22T15:23:39Z")
Hi All, Is there a way to estimate a max number of shards per node (physical)? Is there some formula for this? Let's say our node is a commodity server. What're best practices? Thank you, Vladi -- This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this on behalf of the addressee you must not use, copy, disclose or take action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply email and delete this message. Thank you. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0a7f52eb-73c1-4657-b33c-6e25e1a6a932%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0a7f52eb-73c1-4657-b33c-6e25e1a6a932%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2015, 10:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/number-of-shards-per-node/22801/2 "2015-03-22T22:26:24Z")
There's quite a lot on this in the archives, take a look through there and let us know if you have more questions 🙂 On 22 March 2015 at 08:23, Vladi Feigin [vladif@liveperson.com](mailto:vladif@liveperson.com) wrote: > Hi All, > > Is there a way to estimate a max number of shards per node (physical)? > Is there some formula for this? > Let's say our node is a commodity server. What're best practices? > > Thank you, > Vladi > > This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. > If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this on behalf of > the addressee you must not use, copy, disclose or take action based on this > message or any information herein. > If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender > immediately by reply email and delete this message. Thank you. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0a7f52eb-73c1-4657-b33c-6e25e1a6a932%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0a7f52eb-73c1-4657-b33c-6e25e1a6a932%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0a7f52eb-73c1-4657-b33c-6e25e1a6a932%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0a7f52eb-73c1-4657-b33c-6e25e1a6a932%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X-7Yg%3D6nY8yeMN\_xwO5rzRXF30FqWdnVY0DxmPmCgGjOQ%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X-7Yg%3D6nY8yeMN_xwO5rzRXF30FqWdnVY0DxmPmCgGjOQ%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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, 12:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/number-of-shards-per-node/22801/3 "2017-07-06T00:25:06Z")