# Add follower index error: "index\_not\_found\_exception"

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-follower-index-error-index-not-found-exception/313108>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** ccr-cross-cluster-replication\
**Created:** [August 28, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-follower-index-error-index-not-found-exception/313108 "2022-08-28T19:36:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zeus29](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/dc4da7/32.png) [@Zeus29](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Zeus29)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-follower-index-error-index-not-found-exception/313108/1 "2022-08-28T19:36:05Z")

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Hi,

I have 2 elastic clusters (Cluster1 and Cluster2) and I am trying to configure a follower index in Cluster2 from a leader index of Cluster1.

I have followed the next steps:

1. Add Cluster1 as remote cluster in Cluster2.  

2. Configure the next users:

- In Cluster1 user "cross-cluster-user" with the role "remote-replication".  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/0/00d4ad1569cf362b820b8de3668ee65fb0a599cd.png)
- In Cluster2 user "cross-cluster-user" with the role "remote-replication".  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/e/1/e19f4fbd5531bd9fd76f862e2565d3e662b5cbde.png)

1. When I try to create a follower index of "newblogs" index, I have the next error:

> Can't create follower index  
> no such index [newblogs]
> 
> - index\_not\_found\_exception: no such index [newblogs]

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/3/d/3dd7c36ac346bc3c51b4d7a21d0c219168046a6e.png)

The newblogs index exists in Cluster1:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/b/1bdf284668ee8845e68e9c17ff88091aab2f0503.png)

My elasticsearch version is 8.3.3.

Any help will be appreciated.

Best regards.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-follower-index-error-index-not-found-exception/313108/2 "2022-09-25T19:36:41Z")

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