# Can i elastic search as my primary store? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 24, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-elastic-search-as-my-primary-store/20426 "2014-10-24T21:32:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Akram\_Hussein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@Akram\_Hussein](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Akram_Hussein)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-elastic-search-as-my-primary-store/20426/1 "2014-10-24T21:32:56Z")
Is it a use case today to use elastic search as a primary store? basically using it similar to mongodb? is that a use case the product is moving towards or it is mostly just for search? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/657291c5-c361-41bf-8384-2e3bf6fbbf6a%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/657291c5-c361-41bf-8384-2e3bf6fbbf6a%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Zennet\_Wheatcroft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8491ac/32.png) [@Zennet\_Wheatcroft](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Zennet_Wheatcroft)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-elastic-search-as-my-primary-store/20426/2 "2014-10-24T22:34:59Z")
I have heard from the source, Do not use Elasticsearch as a data store. But some people do and it works ok. I would recommend that you use the snapshot and restore features. And back up your json file data so you can re-index in case your index gets corrupted. And be careful upgrading, especially between breaking versions. On Friday, October 24, 2014 2:32:56 PM UTC-7, Akram Hussein wrote: > Is it a use case today to use Elasticsearch as a primary store? basically > using it similar to mongodb? is that a use case the product is moving > towards or it is mostly just for search? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a6124515-fea1-47ab-9b0a-6718e4123164%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a6124515-fea1-47ab-9b0a-6718e4123164%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![nik9000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nik9000/32/44947_2.png) [@nik9000](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nik9000)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-elastic-search-as-my-primary-store/20426/3 "2014-10-24T22:38:34Z")
I'd wait for 1.4 before considering it. There are lots of stability improvements there. One thing to consider is that updates are quite costly compared to Mongo/MySQL whatever. Nik On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 6:34 PM, Zennet Wheatcroft [zwheatcroft@atypon.com](mailto:zwheatcroft@atypon.com) wrote: > I have heard from the source, Do not use Elasticsearch as a data store. > But some people do and it works ok. I would recommend that you use the > snapshot and restore features. And back up your json file data so you can > re-index in case your index gets corrupted. And be careful upgrading, > especially between breaking versions. > > On Friday, October 24, 2014 2:32:56 PM UTC-7, Akram Hussein wrote: > > > Is it a use case today to use Elasticsearch as a primary store? > > basically using it similar to mongodb? is that a use case the product is > > moving towards or it is mostly just for search? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a6124515-fea1-47ab-9b0a-6718e4123164%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a6124515-fea1-47ab-9b0a-6718e4123164%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a6124515-fea1-47ab-9b0a-6718e4123164%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a6124515-fea1-47ab-9b0a-6718e4123164%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAPmjWd2R85TSSyQxfdpwU\_ucUdCezCgP536xDb3UojBgt25PMg%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAPmjWd2R85TSSyQxfdpwU_ucUdCezCgP536xDb3UojBgt25PMg%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![shikhar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shikhar/32/1152_2.png) [@shikhar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shikhar)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2014, 9:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-elastic-search-as-my-primary-store/20426/4 "2014-10-25T09:31:10Z")
Depends on how valuable your data is. I wouldn't say Elasticsearch is quite there yet to be considered a reliable primary data store, even with 1.4. Lots of work to be done on hardening replication. On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 4:08 AM, Nikolas Everett [nik9000@gmail.com](mailto:nik9000@gmail.com) wrote: > I'd wait for 1.4 before considering it. There are lots of stability > improvements there. One thing to consider is that updates are quite costly > compared to Mongo/MySQL whatever. > > Nik > > On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 6:34 PM, Zennet Wheatcroft \<[zwheatcroft@atypon.com](mailto:zwheatcroft@atypon.com) > > > wrote: > > > I have heard from the source, Do not use Elasticsearch as a data store. > > But some people do and it works ok. I would recommend that you use the > > snapshot and restore features. And back up your json file data so you can > > re-index in case your index gets corrupted. And be careful upgrading, > > especially between breaking versions. > > > > On Friday, October 24, 2014 2:32:56 PM UTC-7, Akram Hussein wrote: > > > > > Is it a use case today to use Elasticsearch as a primary store? > > > basically using it similar to mongodb? is that a use case the product is > > > moving towards or it is mostly just for search? > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a6124515-fea1-47ab-9b0a-6718e4123164%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a6124515-fea1-47ab-9b0a-6718e4123164%40googlegroups.com) > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a6124515-fea1-47ab-9b0a-6718e4123164%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/a6124515-fea1-47ab-9b0a-6718e4123164%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > . > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAPmjWd2R85TSSyQxfdpwU\_ucUdCezCgP536xDb3UojBgt25PMg%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAPmjWd2R85TSSyQxfdpwU_ucUdCezCgP536xDb3UojBgt25PMg%40mail.gmail.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAPmjWd2R85TSSyQxfdpwU\_ucUdCezCgP536xDb3UojBgt25PMg%40mail.gmail.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAPmjWd2R85TSSyQxfdpwU_ucUdCezCgP536xDb3UojBgt25PMg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAHWG4DO-y8NwQDedz-Rvu1L\_F%3DwO%3D8Bvz9MMUxRFA6J%2BsU-%3DSw%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAHWG4DO-y8NwQDedz-Rvu1L_F%3DwO%3D8Bvz9MMUxRFA6J%2BsU-%3DSw%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
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