# Can a repository exist on a server that isn't running elasticsearch?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-a-repository-exist-on-a-server-that-isnt-running-elasticsearch/58356>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 18, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-a-repository-exist-on-a-server-that-isnt-running-elasticsearch/58356 "2016-08-18T14:06:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tyler\_Siemers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@Tyler\_Siemers](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tyler_Siemers)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-a-repository-exist-on-a-server-that-isnt-running-elasticsearch/58356/1 "2016-08-18T14:06:55Z")

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Here is my setup.

All servers are running "Ubuntu 14.04"

n1 - 12gb ram, 2 cpu, 1tb - (x) master - ( ) data  
n2 - 12gb ram, 2 cpu, 1tb - ( ) master - (x) data  
n3 - 12gb ram, 2 cpu, 500gb - ( ) master - (x) data  
n4 - 12gb ram, 2 cpu, 500gb - ( ) master - (x) data  
Logstash/Kibana - 16gb ram, 8 cpu, 6tb

I am trying to get curator up and running to save snapshots to a repository. My question is can I setup a repository on the Logstash/Kibana server and have the 4 nodes point to it?

In my elasticsearch.yml would I put this as the path.repo?

> path.repo: ["[//10.10.10.10/mount/backups](https://10.10.10.10/mount/backups)"]

With 10.10.10.10 being the server ip for the Logstash/Kibana.

Also in Elasticsearch would I also have to create the repo as follows:

```
$ curl -XPUT 'http://localhost:9200/_snapshot/my_backup' -d '{
    "type": "fs",
    "settings": {
        "location": "//10.10.10.10/mount/backups",
        "compress": true
    }
}'

```

Also if I am able to use this, what user would I need to set for the shared user on the server? Would it be the local admin or the 'elasticsearch' user from each node?

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**Author:** ![Tyler\_Siemers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@Tyler\_Siemers](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tyler_Siemers)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-a-repository-exist-on-a-server-that-isnt-running-elasticsearch/58356/2 "2016-08-18T18:21:27Z")

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Nevermind. I was reading it all wrong, thinking the elasticsearch.yml needed to point to the external server instead of the mounted folder on its local server.

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-a-repository-exist-on-a-server-that-isnt-running-elasticsearch/58356/3 "2017-07-05T22:26:52Z")

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Closed on July 5, 2017, 10:26pm UTC