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relatedlinks: https://documentation.ubuntu.com/lxd/en/latest/clustering/
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# Placement group configuration

Placement groups can be configured through a set of key/value configuration options.
See {ref}`cluster-placement-groups` for instructions on how to create and manage placement groups.

The key/value configuration is namespaced.
The following options are available:

- {ref}`placement-group-config`

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## Placement group options

Placement groups require two configuration keys to control instance placement behavior across cluster members.

% Include content from [../metadata.txt](../metadata.txt)
```{include} ../metadata.txt
    :start-after: <!-- config group placement-group-placement-group start -->
    :end-before: <!-- config group placement-group-placement-group end -->
```

## Related topics

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