# Drivers and consistency with multiple datacenters and local quorum

**URL:** <https://forum.scylladb.com/t/drivers-and-consistency-with-multiple-datacenters-and-local-quorum/4305>\
**Category:** ScyllaDB\
**Tags:** drivers, multi-dc, consistency, topology\
**Created:** [December 30, 2024, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/drivers-and-consistency-with-multiple-datacenters-and-local-quorum/4305 "2024-12-30T04:36:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Guy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.scylladb.com/guy/32/9_2.png) [@Guy](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Guy)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/drivers-and-consistency-with-multiple-datacenters-and-local-quorum/4305/1 "2024-12-30T04:36:18Z")

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> [**Originally from the User Slack**](https://scylladb-users.slack.com/)
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> ![Some_Random_Guy](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/2X/8/8f882d736f3238880831d60e9744164f58b807d4.png) **@Some\_Random\_Guy:** quick ? re: clients and consistency. if you have a cluster (let’s call the nodes n1-dc1 and n2-dc2). n1-dc1 is in dc1 rack1, n2-dc2 is in dc2 rack1. In my app, I have the consistency configured to be local\_quorum and the host set to n1-dc1. Should my app be trying to connect to n2-dc2?
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> ![Felipe_Cardeneti_Mendes](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/1X/233a9d524fbc97e39f08633c16b3dd2575d1d1f4.jpeg) **@Felipe\_Cardeneti\_Mendes:** Connecting yes, using dc2 nodes as coordinators no  
> If you want to prevent connecting most drivers allow you to either blacklist a DC
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> ![Some_Random_Guy](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/2X/8/8f882d736f3238880831d60e9744164f58b807d4.png) **@Some\_Random\_Guy:** oh ok  
> thanks @Felipe\_Cardeneti\_Mendes