# Creating repository and snapshot in Windows **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 27, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-repository-and-snapshot-in-windows/162187 "2018-12-27T00:57:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![c95mbq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@c95mbq](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/c95mbq)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-repository-and-snapshot-in-windows/162187/1 "2018-12-27T00:57:40Z")
Hi, Almost embarrassed to ask this but how on earth do I create a repository and take a snapshot for a single node running on windows? I thought I had previously done this but my notes are obviously wrong as what I thought was previously working no longer is. Running a fresh install of v 6.5.4 with absolutely nothing in it. elasticsearch.yml has a path.repo entry added as `path.repo: ["\\\\R5874\\elkrepo"]` on R5874 I've created a windows share called elkrepo and even given "anyone" full control just to try it out. This is also accessible when I open up \R5874\elkrepo I next restart elasticsearch (I should add that I've changed the port to 9700) I then uses postman to see if there are any repositories that already exist (though shouldn't be as fresh install) `GET http://R5874:9700/_snapshot/_all?pretty` That returns {} I next do PUT [http://R5874:9700/\_snapshot/elk\_backup](http://R5874:9700/_snapshot/elk_backup) { "type": "fs", "settings": { "compress" : true, "location": "\R5874\elkrepo" } } that returns ``` { "acknowledged": true, "shards_acknowledged": true, "index": "}" } ``` However, if I then do `POST http://R5874:9700/_snapshot/elk_backup/snapshot_1?wait_for_completion=true` I receive the below response ``` { "error": { "root_cause": [ { "type": "repository_missing_exception", "reason": "[elk_backup] missing" } ], "type": "repository_missing_exception", "reason": "[elk_backup] missing" }, "status": 404 } ``` Again, I thought I was having heaps of problems when first trying this out several months ago but had it finally working and hence why I took notes but either I noted down the wrong info or I'm delusional and it was never working. Any help with this would be much appreciated and saving what little hair I have left. ---
**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 8:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-repository-and-snapshot-in-windows/162187/2 "2018-12-27T08:58:35Z")
> [@c95mbq](#): > > ```auto > { > "acknowledged": true, > "shards_acknowledged": true, > "index": "}" > } > > ``` This is a strange response to receive from a repository creation. `"index": "}"`?? After creating the repository, `GET /_snapshot/_all` should show it. If it doesn't, the repository creation didn't succeed. ---
**Author:** ![c95mbq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@c95mbq](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/c95mbq)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-repository-and-snapshot-in-windows/162187/3 "2018-12-27T20:30:33Z")
Thanks for your reply David, much appreciated. I agree that the creation didn't succeed but am stumped as to why that is. I can't find any information in the logs either that would suggest why that is or perhaps I'm just not looking in the right place or for the right thing/s. That UNC path looks ok for the path.repo entry doesn't it (windows)? I've asked a colleague to try read/write access to the share and they are able to read/write from/to that location without any problems. Any suggestions on how to resolve this would be much appreciated. Thank you for your kind help ---
**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-repository-and-snapshot-in-windows/162187/4 "2018-12-27T20:44:48Z")
I would expect a UNC path to start with a double-backslash, but it's possible that was lost when you copied it here. How are you submitting these requests? Perhaps the backslashes themselves need quoting, since this is JSON in which a backslash is an escape character? ```auto PUT http://R5874:9700/_snapshot/elk_backup { "type": "fs", "settings": { "compress" : true, "location": "\\\\R5874\\elkrepo" } } ``` ---
**Author:** ![c95mbq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@c95mbq](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/c95mbq)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 3:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-repository-and-snapshot-in-windows/162187/5 "2018-12-28T03:51:03Z")
Thanks for your help David, much appreciated. Sorry, I had some bad info in that previous post. What I posted was a Hail Mary attempt but I can confirm that my original put request was/is as posted by yourself. What seems odd though is that if I make that post request (using postman) I receive the below: { "acknowledged": true, "shards\_acknowledged": true, "index": "}" } If I then repeat that same put request I receive the below: ``` { "error": { "root_cause": [ { "type": "resource_already_exists_exception", "reason": "index [}/MKClJXxWR-2Z1fXNaQoMyQ] already exists", "index_uuid": "MKClJXxWR-2Z1fXNaQoMyQ", "index": "}" } ], "type": "resource_already_exists_exception", "reason": "index [}/MKClJXxWR-2Z1fXNaQoMyQ] already exists", "index_uuid": "MKClJXxWR-2Z1fXNaQoMyQ", "index": "}" }, "status": 400 } ``` yet if I then make a get request for /\_snapshot/\_all? I receive {} as response Thank you for your kind help ---
**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 7:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-repository-and-snapshot-in-windows/162187/6 "2018-12-28T07:57:50Z")
It looks like your request is being interpreted as a request to create an index called `}`. I think that means the request that's getting to Elasticsearch is not what you think it is, and amongst other things for some reason there is a `}` in the URL. ---
**Author:** ![c95mbq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@c95mbq](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/c95mbq)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-repository-and-snapshot-in-windows/162187/7 "2019-01-01T20:43:32Z")
Thanks David, and Happy New Year! Ok so looks like I don't know what I'm doing and the problem was with how I issued those requests in postman as it works fine doing the same within Kibana. Thanks for all your help David, much appreciated ---
**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-repository-and-snapshot-in-windows/162187/8 "2019-01-01T22:30:29Z")
No problem, glad you worked it out. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-repository-and-snapshot-in-windows/162187/9 "2019-01-29T22:30:32Z")
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