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@@ -16,14 +16,21 @@ Discovery and cluster formation are affected by the following settings:
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to use to obtain the addresses of the seed nodes used to start the
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discovery process. By default, it is the
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<<settings-based-hosts-provider,settings-based seed hosts provider>>.
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-
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+`discovery.type`::
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+ Specifies whether {es} should form a multiple-node cluster. By default, {es}
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+ discovers other nodes when forming a cluster and allows other nodes to join
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+ the cluster later. If `discovery.type` is set to `single-node`, {es} forms a
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+ single-node cluster. For more information about when you might use this
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+ setting, see <<single-node-discovery>>.
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`cluster.initial_master_nodes`::
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- Sets a list of the <<node.name,node names>> or transport addresses of the
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- initial set of master-eligible nodes in a brand-new cluster. By default
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- this list is empty, meaning that this node expects to join a cluster that
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- has already been bootstrapped. See <<initial_master_nodes>>.
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-
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+ Sets the initial set of master-eligible nodes in a brand-new cluster. By
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+ default this list is empty, meaning that this node expects to join a cluster
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+ that has already been bootstrapped. See <<initial_master_nodes>>.
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[float]
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==== Expert settings
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