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@@ -108,9 +108,11 @@ The order of precedence for cluster settings is:
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2. persistent cluster settings
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3. settings in the `elasticsearch.yml` configuration file.
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-It's best to use the `elasticsearch.yml` file only
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-for local configurations, and set all cluster-wide settings with the
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-`settings` API.
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+It's best to set all cluster-wide settings with the `settings` API and use the
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+`elasticsearch.yml` file only for local configurations. This way you can be sure that
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+the setting is the same on all nodes. If, on the other hand, you define different
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+settings on different nodes by accident using the configuration file, it is very
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+difficult to notice these discrepancies.
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You can find the list of settings that you can dynamically update in <<modules,Modules>>.
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