# Replica can exist in single node setup? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 9, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/replica-can-exist-in-single-node-setup/163446 "2019-01-09T02:47:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Suryadip\_Nag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Suryadip\_Nag](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Suryadip_Nag)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/replica-can-exist-in-single-node-setup/163446/1 "2019-01-09T02:47:41Z")
If I have a single node setup and for each index say I have mentioned 2 shards and 1 replica in index settings. As it’s a single node there wouldn’t be any replica right? Only primary shards. Please tell me if my understanding is correct. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/replica-can-exist-in-single-node-setup/163446/2 "2019-01-09T03:05:32Z")
Totally correct 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Suryadip\_Nag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Suryadip\_Nag](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Suryadip_Nag)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/replica-can-exist-in-single-node-setup/163446/3 "2019-01-09T18:31:49Z")
Thanks for the confirmation. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/replica-can-exist-in-single-node-setup/163446/4 "2019-02-06T18:31:54Z")
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