# All index missing every 1-2 days. What is happening? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 30, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/all-index-missing-every-1-2-days-what-is-happening/243152 "2020-07-30T03:35:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oh\_Chee\_Peng](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/oh_chee_peng/32/65171_2.png) [@Oh\_Chee\_Peng](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Oh_Chee_Peng)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/all-index-missing-every-1-2-days-what-is-happening/243152/1 "2020-07-30T03:35:26Z")
I created an instance on Google Cloud, using Elasticsearch Certified by Bitnami. There is no issue with creating index, but every 1 or 2 days, all index will be mysteriously missing, and I am having hard time troubleshoot it. 1. Where do the log file located? 2. While experimenting, the index will also missing after I restart Cloud Instance. Any help? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/all-index-missing-every-1-2-days-what-is-happening/243152/2 "2020-07-30T03:36:18Z")
> [@Oh\_Chee\_Peng](#): > > Elasticsearch Certified by Bitnami What is this exactly? Given it's not something that Elastic produces, there may be changes they have made. ---
**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 5:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/all-index-missing-every-1-2-days-what-is-happening/243152/3 "2020-07-30T05:28:18Z")
Is the cluster secured? Is it open to the internet? Do you get new indices With meow in the name when your data is deleted? ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 6:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/all-index-missing-every-1-2-days-what-is-happening/243152/4 "2020-07-30T06:55:21Z")
If you have instead new indices created containing `meow` In the name, have a look at: [https://www.elastic.co/blog/protect-your-elasticsearch-deployments-against-meow-bot-attacks-for-free](https://www.elastic.co/blog/protect-your-elasticsearch-deployments-against-meow-bot-attacks-for-free) BTW I'd recommend using [cloud.elastic.co](http://cloud.elastic.co) or the same offer from GCP marketplace. ---
**Author:** ![Oh\_Chee\_Peng](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/oh_chee_peng/32/65171_2.png) [@Oh\_Chee\_Peng](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Oh_Chee_Peng)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/all-index-missing-every-1-2-days-what-is-happening/243152/5 "2020-07-30T07:50:13Z")
Thanks @dadoonet, I realize I can search with or without credentials, which is not right. Upon running a search of meow/\_search, it indeed return successful, and \_cat/indices shows a long lists of random number ended with meow, confirm meow attack. Damn cat. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/all-index-missing-every-1-2-days-what-is-happening/243152/6 "2020-08-27T07:50:17Z")
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