# Backup and restore configuration

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-and-restore-configuration/147128>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 4, 2018, 2:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-and-restore-configuration/147128 "2018-09-04T02:09:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![prabhin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/prabhin/32/34540_2.png) [@prabhin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prabhin)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 2:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-and-restore-configuration/147128/1 "2018-09-04T02:09:46Z")

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how to perform backup and restore of elasticsearch configuration?

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**Author:** ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-and-restore-configuration/147128/2 "2018-09-04T03:01:01Z")

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can with crontab to copy file with day or change  
need shell to do it or with ansible

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**Author:** ![prabhin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/prabhin/32/34540_2.png) [@prabhin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prabhin)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-and-restore-configuration/147128/3 "2018-09-04T03:13:09Z")

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what should i copy? what all files need to hava as a backup to restore?

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**Author:** ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 3:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-and-restore-configuration/147128/4 "2018-09-04T03:14:29Z")

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only configure not about data?  
install directory with "config" directory.

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**Author:** ![prabhin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/prabhin/32/34540_2.png) [@prabhin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prabhin)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-and-restore-configuration/147128/5 "2018-09-04T03:53:05Z")

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need only configuration. if i take backup of config folder and restore in fresh installation of elasticsearch will it work?

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**Author:** ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 4:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-and-restore-configuration/147128/6 "2018-09-04T04:08:03Z")

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yes.

see this  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.6/setup-upgrade.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.6/setup-upgrade.html)

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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:** [October 2, 2018, 4:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-and-restore-configuration/147128/7 "2018-10-02T04:08:03Z")

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