# Which node to install the Cloud-AWS plugin **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 20, 2015, 7:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-node-to-install-the-cloud-aws-plugin/25879 "2015-07-20T07:37:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ChickenWing24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecccb3/32.png) [@ChickenWing24](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ChickenWing24)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 7:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-node-to-install-the-cloud-aws-plugin/25879/1 "2015-07-20T07:37:50Z")
I have an Elasticsearch cluster with 5 data nodes, 1 master node and another client node which acts as a load balancer. To backup all my data into a s3 bucket of mine, I installed the official cloud-aws plugin. I managed to do so on my local machine(single node) with the snapshot & restore API. Now, my question is on which nodes should I install the plugin when I move to production. Must I install it on all 7 of my nodes or just the master node will suffice? Thanks !! ---
**Author:** ![ppf2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ppf2/32/52219_2.png) [@ppf2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ppf2)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 6:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-node-to-install-the-cloud-aws-plugin/25879/2 "2015-09-03T06:22:48Z")
Install on all nodes (reference: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/master/cloud-aws.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/master/cloud-aws.html)). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-node-to-install-the-cloud-aws-plugin/25879/3 "2017-07-05T23:52:26Z")