# Should I have a node dedicated for routing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 19, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/should-i-have-a-node-dedicated-for-routing/11212 "2013-03-19T21:46:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bruno\_Miranda](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bruno_miranda/32/746_2.png) [@Bruno\_Miranda](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bruno_Miranda)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/should-i-have-a-node-dedicated-for-routing/11212/1 "2013-03-19T21:46:38Z")
I have 3 nodes in my production EC2 cluster, all the same size (m1.xlarge). All 3 are master eligible and hold data. Should I dedicate one node a non master eligible and non data note to handle all the routing? -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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, 2:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/should-i-have-a-node-dedicated-for-routing/11212/2 "2017-07-06T02:45:42Z")