# Couchdb river - how to index documents in database without processing all changes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 27, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/couchdb-river-how-to-index-documents-in-database-without-processing-all-changes/16644 "2014-03-27T14:23:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![marvin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marvin/32/1688_2.png) [@marvin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/marvin)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/couchdb-river-how-to-index-documents-in-database-without-processing-all-changes/16644/1 "2014-03-27T14:23:48Z")
Hi. For example i have 5 000 000 documents in couchdb database. Update Seq = 100 000 000. Update Seq always increases and time to index all docs from the begining increases too. Is it possible to index documents in database without processing all changes? -- 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/51977ef2-0384-4d9a-afa9-e7d5ca322cea%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/51977ef2-0384-4d9a-afa9-e7d5ca322cea%40googlegroups.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, 1:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/couchdb-river-how-to-index-documents-in-database-without-processing-all-changes/16644/2 "2017-07-06T01:40:11Z")
Closed on July 6, 2017, 1:40am UTC