# Confused about saving (backing up) configuration information **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 7, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/confused-about-saving-backing-up-configuration-information/20123 "2014-10-07T17:27:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Larry\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ac91a4/32.png) [@Larry\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Larry_2)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/confused-about-saving-backing-up-configuration-information/20123/1 "2014-10-07T17:27:43Z")
I've been playing with both Elasticsearch and Solr. I have made much more progress with Elasticsearch since it basically seems to work "out of the box" and then you can tweak things later. Solr, on the other hand, seems to have numerous configuration files that must be customized to make anything work. My difficulty, though, is how to recreate the configuration tweaks I use in one Elasticsearch installation for use elsewhere. It's obvious with Solr since they are all in regular filesystem files. How do I extract the customizations I have done, without pulling all the stored data at the same time? I see that the API has "get mapping", "get settings" etc, but how do I know that I have pulled all the settings out? Is there a way to extract all configuration information without extracting the data? -- 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/c926cd88-c736-4262-a073-d9846aea219a%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c926cd88-c736-4262-a073-d9846aea219a%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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:** [October 7, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/confused-about-saving-backing-up-configuration-information/20123/2 "2014-10-07T21:03:49Z")
Depends what OS you are on and how you installed it, but check out > **[Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale](https://www.elastic.co)** > > Power insights and outcomes with the Elasticsearch Platform and AI. See into your data and find answers that matter with enterprise solutions designed to help you build, observe, and protect. Try Elasticsearch free today. - specifically the conf directory. You should be able to collect whatever you have applied, if you are using the API as it seems, via /\_cluster/settings. Regards, Mark Walkom Infrastructure Engineer Campaign Monitor email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) On 8 October 2014 04:27, Larry [killerbeagle@gmail.com](mailto:killerbeagle@gmail.com) wrote: > I've been playing with both Elasticsearch and Solr. I have made much more > progress with Elasticsearch since it basically seems to work "out of the > box" and then you can tweak things later. Solr, on the other hand, seems > to have numerous configuration files that must be customized to make > anything work. > > My difficulty, though, is how to recreate the configuration tweaks I use > in one Elasticsearch installation for use elsewhere. It's obvious with > Solr since they are all in regular filesystem files. How do I extract the > customizations I have done, without pulling all the stored data at the same > time? I see that the API has "get mapping", "get settings" etc, but how do > I know that I have pulled all the settings out? Is there a way to extract > all configuration information without extracting the data? > > -- > 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/c926cd88-c736-4262-a073-d9846aea219a%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c926cd88-c736-4262-a073-d9846aea219a%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c926cd88-c736-4262-a073-d9846aea219a%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c926cd88-c736-4262-a073-d9846aea219a%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/CAEM624aZ3sq%2Bkt5OXtrmJ7Y0CMk3tp-GCnatBozYN-XOZB4Paw%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624aZ3sq%2Bkt5OXtrmJ7Y0CMk3tp-GCnatBozYN-XOZB4Paw%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/confused-about-saving-backing-up-configuration-information/20123/3 "2017-07-06T00:57:48Z")