# Single host OS, multiple nodes for simplicity over availability

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/single-host-os-multiple-nodes-for-simplicity-over-availability/125814>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 27, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/single-host-os-multiple-nodes-for-simplicity-over-availability/125814 "2018-03-27T20:36:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![rfs42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/edb3f5/32.png) [@rfs42](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rfs42)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/single-host-os-multiple-nodes-for-simplicity-over-availability/125814/12 "2018-03-30T15:04:04Z")

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I missed this post before [Can I run multiple Elasticsearch nodes on the same machine?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-run-multiple-elasticsearch-nodes-on-the-same-machine/67)

Good stuff - 3 years old. I'd love to know if you've anything more to add. Thanks as always

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