# Possible values for 'discovery-type'

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/possible-values-for-discovery-type/234532>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 27, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/possible-values-for-discovery-type/234532 "2020-05-27T11:18:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![tmporary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@tmporary](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tmporary)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/possible-values-for-discovery-type/234532/1 "2020-05-27T11:18:55Z")

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I'm looking through the docs and I can't find it. What are possible values for 'discovery\_type' config property? Why I can only find references to single-node value?

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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:** [May 27, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/possible-values-for-discovery-type/234532/2 "2020-05-27T13:05:35Z")

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`single-node` is the only permitted value for `discovery.type`. The only other option is not to set it at all.

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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:** [June 24, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/possible-values-for-discovery-type/234532/3 "2020-06-24T13:05:38Z")

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