# Configuring data location in a cluster

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-data-location-in-a-cluster/99585>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 6, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-data-location-in-a-cluster/99585 "2017-09-06T13:00:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![shin1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@shin1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shin1)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-data-location-in-a-cluster/99585/1 "2017-09-06T13:00:42Z")

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Hi All,

I'm new to ES and now building a cluster environment, which consists of multiple ES instances across multiple nodes.  
Where is index data location by default and is it changeable to share the same location in a cluster?

Many thanks in advance for your help.  
Sato

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**Author:** ![thn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/thn/32/8061_2.png) [@thn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/thn)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 1:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-data-location-in-a-cluster/99585/2 "2017-09-06T13:13:09Z")

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You can find the info at the link below  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/settings.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/settings.html)

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**Author:** ![thn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/thn/32/8061_2.png) [@thn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/thn)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-data-location-in-a-cluster/99585/3 "2017-09-06T13:18:37Z")

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Here is another link that you should have if you install ES using the RPM... scroll down to the directory layout section  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/rpm.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/rpm.html)

Also, on this page to the right, there are links to other platforms or doing ZIP or .TAR.GZ installation

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**Author:** ![shin1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@shin1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shin1)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-data-location-in-a-cluster/99585/4 "2017-09-06T13:23:43Z")

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Great!  
Thank you very much for pointers!!

Now I'll dive into cluster configurations!!!

Regards,  
Sato

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**Author:** ![thn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/thn/32/8061_2.png) [@thn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/thn)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 1:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-data-location-in-a-cluster/99585/5 "2017-09-06T13:27:17Z")

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Great. In the future, use the online documentation... ES does a great job in keeping it up to date from version to version.

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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:** [October 4, 2017, 1:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-data-location-in-a-cluster/99585/6 "2017-10-04T13:27:36Z")

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