# Create multiple APM indexes, one per app **URL:** \ **Category:** APM\ **Tags:** server\ **Created:** [September 7, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-multiple-apm-indexes-one-per-app/247801 "2020-09-07T19:11:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![windmaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/22d042/32.png) [@windmaker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/windmaker)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-multiple-apm-indexes-one-per-app/247801/1 "2020-09-07T19:11:56Z")
Hi all, This afternoon I have been experimenting with Elastic + Kibana + APM server. I've successfully configured two Python apps an explored results for some time. After that I wanted to know how this data is being distributed trough elasticsearch indexes. It seems that all apps info is stored in the same index. I have tried to change index name and pattern in order to create groups of indexes for each app. Is it possible? Could you please provide some examples, I didn't find any guide in the official docs. If those indexes cannot be separated by app, is it possible to restrict access for each app metrics to different users? Thank you! ---
**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:** [September 7, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-multiple-apm-indexes-one-per-app/247801/2 "2020-09-07T21:00:54Z")
Welcome to our community! 😃 Have a look at [Storing APM data in custom/specific indices](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/storing-apm-data-in-custom-specific-indices/246381) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![windmaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/22d042/32.png) [@windmaker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/windmaker)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-multiple-apm-indexes-one-per-app/247801/3 "2020-09-07T21:14:31Z")
Thanks! It looks promising, I'll try it tomorrow morning! I assume that I'll have to uncomment the following lines regarding to index templating. ```auto setup.template.name: "apm-server" setup.template.pattern: "apm-*" ``` Thanks again ---
**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:** [September 7, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-multiple-apm-indexes-one-per-app/247801/4 "2020-09-07T21:34:19Z")
I can't answer that one sorry, don't know the details of it. ---
**Author:** ![axw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/axw/32/28197_2.png) [@axw](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/axw)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-multiple-apm-indexes-one-per-app/247801/5 "2020-09-08T02:09:16Z")
> [@windmaker](#): > > I assume that I'll have to uncomment the following lines regarding to index templating. > > ```auto > setup.template.name: "apm-server" > setup.template.pattern: "apm-*" > > ``` If you follow the configuration in the post Mark linked to, then you should not need to change `setup.template.*`. You would only need to change those if the index prefix changes. In the linked topic, it remains the same as the default (`"apm-%{[observer.version]}-"`) ---
**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:** [September 8, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-multiple-apm-indexes-one-per-app/247801/6 "2020-09-08T02:54:28Z")
Ahh just like Beats! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![windmaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/22d042/32.png) [@windmaker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/windmaker)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-multiple-apm-indexes-one-per-app/247801/7 "2020-09-08T20:25:01Z")
It worked! Thank you all, BTW, no need to change templates as you said. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-multiple-apm-indexes-one-per-app/247801/8 "2020-09-29T16:25:07Z")
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