# Backup and Restore to GCS

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-and-restore-to-gcs/87154>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 25, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-and-restore-to-gcs/87154 "2017-05-25T16:25:53Z")\
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**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:** [May 25, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backup-and-restore-to-gcs/87154/4 "2017-05-25T21:57:22Z")

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You need to whitelist the directory in your config with `path.repo` setting.

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