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The cluster configuration is composed of several part:
* credentials to authorize a node to join the cluster,
* the list of member nodes
* the Hazelcast management center

h2. Cluster credentials

To protect the cluster to avoid unauthorized node to join it, you must define credentials:
{code}
<tns:petals-registry-overlay>
<tns:credentials>
<tns:group>default-sample</tns:group>
<tns:password>s3cr3t</tns:password>
</tns:credentials>
...
</tns:petals-registry-overlay>
{code}

|| Property name || Default value || Required || Description ||
| {{group}} | \- | yes | a name identifying the cluster |
| {{password}} | \- | yes | the password |

h2. Member list

All members of the cluster must be listed:
{code}
<tns:petals-registry-overlay>
...
<tns:members>
<!-- Default listening port: 7900 -->
<tns:member id="sample-member-0">localhost</tns:member>
<tns:member id="sample-member-2" port="7902">192.168.1.56</tns:member>
</tns:members>
</tns:petals-registry-overlay>
{code}

|| Property name || Default value || Required || Description ||
| {{member}} | \- | yes | Hostname or IP adress of the cluster member |
| {{id}} | \- | yes | The member identifier that we retrieve in the local node configuration in the property {{petals.registry.overlay.member.local-identifier}} |
| {{port}} | 7900 | no | Listening port of the cluster member |

...
<!-- By default, the support of the Hazelcast Management Center is enable -->
<tns:management-console enable="true">http://localhost:8080/mancenter</tns:management-console>
</tns:petals-registry-overlay>
{code}

|| Property name || Default value || Required || Description ||
| {{management-console}} | \- | yes | URL of the Hazelcast management center |
| {{enable}} | {{false}} | no | If {{false}}, the Hazelcast management center will not be enabled for the cluster members |