Here is the config I am using... I am using the dynamodb akka persistence plugin right now and it works fine when it is in there.
If I take out the persistence configuration all together then cluster sharding does not start up, I see this error: 16-04-07 01:06:14,514 [test] ERROR | [project-akka.actor.default-dispatcher-2] (a.a.OneForOneStrategy:71) | AKKA_SOURCE=akka://project/system/sharding/MyEntity/-28 | requirement failed: default journal plugin is not configured, see 'reference.conf' akka.actor.ActorInitializationException: exception during creation. Note: I am spinning up a docker cluster with this config, that is why the remote section looks the way it does... akka { loglevel = "INFO" loggers = ["akka.event.slf4j.Slf4jLogger"] logging-filter = "akka.event.slf4j.Slf4jLoggingFilter" extensions = [ "akka.cluster.client.ClusterClientReceptionist", "akka.cluster.metrics.ClusterMetricsExtension", "akka.cluster.ddata.DistributedData" ] cluster.sharding.state-store-mode = ddata # disables classic / legacy metrics cluster.metrics.enabled=off actor { provider = "akka.cluster.ClusterActorRefProvider" } persistence { journal.plugin = "dynamodb-journal" } remote { log-remote-lifecycle-events = off netty.tcp { bind-hostname = ${project.app.host} bind-port = 2551 hostname = ${project.app.main} port = ${project.app.port} } } cluster { log-info = off seed-nodes = [ "akka.tcp://project@"${project.app.main}":"${project.app.seed-port} ] auto-down-unreachable-after = 10s sharding { # Will auto start entities when a node crashes remember-entities = on } debug { # log heartbeat events (very verbose, useful mostly when debugging heartbeating issues) verbose-heartbeat-logging = off } } } -- >>>>>>>>>> Read the docs: http://akka.io/docs/ >>>>>>>>>> Check the FAQ: >>>>>>>>>> http://doc.akka.io/docs/akka/current/additional/faq.html >>>>>>>>>> Search the archives: https://groups.google.com/group/akka-user --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Akka User List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to akka-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to akka-user@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/akka-user. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.