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# Cluster Configuration

Configure and run GridGain cluster nodes — node configuration, logging, starting and stopping nodes, and how nodes discover each other and form a cluster.

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[Understanding Configuration](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-8/gridgain8-management/cluster-configuration/understanding-configuration.md)
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Different ways of configuring a GridGain cluster, including Spring XML configuration and programmatic configuration.
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[Configuring Logging](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-8/gridgain8-management/cluster-configuration/logging.md)
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How to configure logging in GridGain, including JUL, Log4j2, Log4j, JCL, SLF4J, and Logback, plus suppressing sensitive information.
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[Starting and Stopping Nodes](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-8/gridgain8-management/cluster-configuration/starting-nodes.md)
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How to start server and client nodes in GridGain, shut them down gracefully, set JVM options, and use node lifecycle events.
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[Clustering](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-8/gridgain8-management/cluster-configuration/clustering.md)
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Configuring how GridGain nodes discover each other and form a cluster, including TCP/IP and ZooKeeper discovery, network settings, and client nodes.
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