# ECK snapshot repositories

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-snapshot-repositories/267543>\
**Category:** Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK)\
**Created:** [March 17, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-snapshot-repositories/267543 "2021-03-17T15:54:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![bharat1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/49beb7/32.png) [@bharat1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bharat1)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-snapshot-repositories/267543/1 "2021-03-17T15:54:30Z")

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Hi,  
Creating this thread for clarification on ECK.  
In my private cloud I want to install ECK and plan to implement snapshot repository.

My clarification is -

1. Is MinIO the only supported software for snapshot repository in private cloud for ECK?
2. Does a shared storage (SAN or NAS) is supported for snapshot repositories in ECK without MinIO?

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**Author:** ![Thibault\_Richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/thibault_richard/32/50513_2.png) [@Thibault\_Richard](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Thibault_Richard)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-snapshot-repositories/267543/2 "2021-03-17T16:26:57Z")

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Hi,

> 1. Is MinIO the only supported software for snapshot repository in private cloud for ECK?

No, there are alternatives other than Minio which are S3 compatible and can be self-hosted such as Riak S2 or Ceph.

> 1. Does a shared storage (SAN or NAS) is supported for snapshot repositories in ECK without MinIO?

Yes, it is supported through [snapshots repositories of type `fs`](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/snapshots-register-repository.html#snapshots-filesystem-repository).

Since you are using ECK, you will have a few additional preparation steps:

- create a PVC
- add this volume as a mount to the pod template
- set `path.repo` to this mounted path in the Elasticsearch config

I haven't tested it but this [blogpost](https://joshua-robinson.medium.com/a-guide-to-elasticsearch-snapshots-565017630638) may help you.

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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:** [April 14, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-snapshot-repositories/267543/3 "2021-04-14T16:27:05Z")

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