# What would be best cluster configuration?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-would-be-best-cluster-configuration/8182>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 21, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-would-be-best-cluster-configuration/8182 "2012-06-21T14:29:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ajan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@ajan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ajan)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-would-be-best-cluster-configuration/8182/1 "2012-06-21T14:29:47Z")

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I'm evaluating ES on a cluster configuration. The criteria established  
is to have 5 nodes in a cluster.

What would be best cluster configuration in such a case, in terms of  
how many of these should be data nodes, possible master nodes and so  
on to achieve best ingestion and search times.

Thanks in advance for any pointers.

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**Author:** ![Adam\_Estrada](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/adam_estrada/32/2704_2.png) [@Adam\_Estrada](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Adam_Estrada)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-would-be-best-cluster-configuration/8182/2 "2012-07-30T22:49:13Z")

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I would also be interested in this information!

a

On Thursday, June 21, 2012 10:29:47 AM UTC-4, ajan wrote:

> I'm evaluating ES on a cluster configuration. The criteria established  
> is to have 5 nodes in a cluster.
> 
> What would be best cluster configuration in such a case, in terms of  
> how many of these should be data nodes, possible master nodes and so  
> on to achieve best ingestion and search times.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any pointers.

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**Author:** ![otisg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/otisg/32/492_2.png) [@otisg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/otisg)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-would-be-best-cluster-configuration/8182/3 "2012-07-30T22:57:03Z")

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Sadly, this is impossible to answer correctly without digging into details.

## Otis

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On Monday, July 30, 2012 6:49:13 PM UTC-4, Adam Estrada wrote:

> I would also be interested in this information!
> 
> a
> 
> On Thursday, June 21, 2012 10:29:47 AM UTC-4, ajan wrote:
> 
> > I'm evaluating ES on a cluster configuration. The criteria established  
> > is to have 5 nodes in a cluster.
> > 
> > What would be best cluster configuration in such a case, in terms of  
> > how many of these should be data nodes, possible master nodes and so  
> > on to achieve best ingestion and search times.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance for any pointers.

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-would-be-best-cluster-configuration/8182/4 "2017-07-06T03:18:24Z")

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