# Can we do index while snapshot is running?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-do-index-while-snapshot-is-running/143740
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [August 9, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-do-index-while-snapshot-is-running/143740 "2018-08-09T17:35:23Z")
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### Author: ![cool\_arun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cool_arun/32/70465_2.png) [@cool\_arun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cool_arun)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-do-index-while-snapshot-is-running/143740/1 "2018-08-09T17:35:23Z")

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can i do index while snapshot process running for entire cluster

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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: [August 9, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-do-index-while-snapshot-is-running/143740/2 "2018-08-09T19:15:02Z")

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Yes.

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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: [September 6, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-do-index-while-snapshot-is-running/143740/3 "2018-09-06T19:15:05Z")

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