# ProxySQL best practice method for 3node multimaster cluster

**URL:** https://forums.percona.com/t/proxysql-best-practice-method-for-3node-multimaster-cluster/9588
**Category:** General Questions
**Tags:** mysql, percona
**Created:** [March 8, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/proxysql-best-practice-method-for-3node-multimaster-cluster/9588 "2021-03-08T12:36:21Z")
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### Author: ![Venkata](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/venkata/32/212_2.png) [@Venkata](https://forums.percona.com/u/Venkata)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/proxysql-best-practice-method-for-3node-multimaster-cluster/9588/1 "2021-03-08T12:36:21Z")

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Hi Experts,

Any recommended/best practice ProxySQL configuration for 3node multi master percona xtraDB cluster? thanks in advance.

thanks  
Venakta

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### Author: ![matthewb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/matthewb/32/34_2.png) [@matthewb](https://forums.percona.com/u/matthewb)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/proxysql-best-practice-method-for-3node-multimaster-cluster/9588/2 "2021-03-10T15:37:01Z")

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Hi @Venkata,  
The recommended/best practice in a 3-node PXC is to use proxysql to set up a single writer and use all 3 for reads. It is NOT recommended to load-balance writes to all nodes.