AKKA.Hosting - how to activate cluster listener

[JTrotta]

How to activate cluster listener actor, before cluster is formed using Akka.Hosting .WithClustering extension?

[Arkatufus]

When you say cluster listener actor, do you mean using Cluster.RegisterOnMemberUp() or having an actor that listens to cluster events?
In both case, it is safe to start the actor inside the .WithActors() extension method.

[JTrotta]

I mean an actor listening to cluster events,
That's what I did, but no events fired:
configurationBuilder .WithRemoting(configutationSettings.HostName, configutationSettings.ClusterSettings.Port) .WithClustering(new ClusterOptions() { Roles = configutationSettings.ClusterSettings.Roles, SeedNodes = configutationSettings.ClusterSettings?.Seeds, }) .WithDistributedPubSub(configutationSettings.ClusterSettings.Roles[0]) .WithActors((system, registry, resolver) => { var clusterListener = system.ActorOf(Props.Create(() => new ClusterListener()), "clusterlistener"); registry.TryRegister<ClusterListener>(clusterListener); });

[netclectic]

What is the difference between WithActors and StartActors?
I'm starting my cluster listener in StartActors and I've not had any issues.

[Arkatufus]

They are practically the same

[JTrotta]

Sorry, it was a loggger configuration error.
It works as expected
thank you both.