# Can elasticsearch only store results?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-elasticsearch-only-store-results/26141>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 23, 2015, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-elasticsearch-only-store-results/26141 "2015-07-23T08:56:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![kinory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ce7236/32.png) [@kinory](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kinory)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-elasticsearch-only-store-results/26141/1 "2015-07-23T08:56:05Z")

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HI,

We use ELK for analyze Nginx log(200G/d)，now， we feed the log to elasticsearch after filter it by Logstash(so slow..)，then construct visualizations of search results and create some dashbord with them.

but the original Nginx logs which put to elasticsearch more bigger day after day，so, I want to know that  
can elasticsearch only store the search results of visualizations?

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**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 23, 2015, 9:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-elasticsearch-only-store-results/26141/2 "2015-07-23T09:27:33Z")

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You mean index that data into ES, then run your visualisation, then save just that aggregated data into ES and remove the original data?

If so, no.

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**Author:** ![kinory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ce7236/32.png) [@kinory](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kinory)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-elasticsearch-only-store-results/26141/3 "2015-07-23T09:58:58Z")

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yes, I men this....

why not, I only need the results...

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**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 23, 2015, 10:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-elasticsearch-only-store-results/26141/4 "2015-07-23T10:21:11Z")

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Because it cannot just generate the results from nothing for starters.

You may be able to do this, but it's not anything ES provides natively.

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**Author:** ![kinory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ce7236/32.png) [@kinory](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kinory)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-elasticsearch-only-store-results/26141/5 "2015-07-23T12:31:39Z")

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I see, thanks.

发自我的 iPhone

在 2015-7-23，下午6:31，Mark Walkom [noreply@discuss.elastic.co](mailto:noreply@discuss.elastic.co) 写道：

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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, 11:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-elasticsearch-only-store-results/26141/6 "2017-07-05T23:59:30Z")

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