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node.name
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editBy default, Elasticsearch will use the first seven characters of the randomly generated UUID as the node id. Note that the node id is persisted and does not change when a node restarts and therefore the default node name will also not change.
It is worth configuring a more meaningful name which will also have the advantage of persisting after restarting the node:
node.name: prod-data-2
The node.name can also be set to the server’s HOSTNAME as follows:
node.name: ${HOSTNAME}