# Curator Snapshot read only mode

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curator-snapshot-read-only-mode/158138>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 26, 2018, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curator-snapshot-read-only-mode/158138 "2018-11-26T08:33:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![hzarrabi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f9ae1b/32.png) [@hzarrabi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hzarrabi)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curator-snapshot-read-only-mode/158138/1 "2018-11-26T08:33:31Z")

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Hi,

Should be Elasticsearch in read only mode for making a snapshot by curator.  
If so, how should be done. Because I didn't find any option in the configuration document ?

Regards

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**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 1:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curator-snapshot-read-only-mode/158138/2 "2018-11-27T01:41:48Z")

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There is no need to put Elasticsearch into any specific mode in order to take a snapshot.

If you want to know _exactly_ which documents + indices were included in the snapshot then you will need to ensure your cluster is in a consistent state during the snapshot process, but there's no technical problem with snapshotting while a cluster is being written to.

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**Author:** ![hzarrabi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f9ae1b/32.png) [@hzarrabi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hzarrabi)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 6:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curator-snapshot-read-only-mode/158138/3 "2018-11-27T06:42:52Z")

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Hi Tim,  
This great.  
Thanks

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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:** [December 25, 2018, 6:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curator-snapshot-read-only-mode/158138/4 "2018-12-25T06:43:02Z")

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