# Setup small elasticsearch cluster

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setup-small-elasticsearch-cluster/363310>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 18, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setup-small-elasticsearch-cluster/363310 "2024-07-18T03:17:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![vijay\_kaali](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vijay_kaali/32/59998_2.png) [@vijay\_kaali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vijay_kaali)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setup-small-elasticsearch-cluster/363310/1 "2024-07-18T03:17:44Z")

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Hi i would like to install a small elasticsearch for monitoring 30 servers .  
have few questions

1. how many elasticsearch nodes needed [2 is fine?] if availability not an issue ?
2. how much memory/core do we need to start with 16gb/4 cpu ?  
and to if can we have logstash and kibana in same elasticsearch cluster nodes without any additional node ?

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**Author:** ![vijay\_kaali](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vijay_kaali/32/59998_2.png) [@vijay\_kaali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vijay_kaali)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setup-small-elasticsearch-cluster/363310/2 "2024-07-18T03:18:21Z")

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how much data per node /day

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setup-small-elasticsearch-cluster/363310/3 "2024-07-18T13:39:35Z")

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Hey.

I'd read [Size your shards | Elasticsearch Guide [8.14] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/size-your-shards.html)