# Elasticsearch 6.2.4 only keep data for 2 months

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-6-2-4-only-keep-data-for-2-months/132072>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 16, 2018, 9:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-6-2-4-only-keep-data-for-2-months/132072 "2018-05-16T09:01:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![solo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/solo/32/29084_2.png) [@solo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/solo)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 9:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-6-2-4-only-keep-data-for-2-months/132072/1 "2018-05-16T09:01:15Z")

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I have setup the following:  
[txt log files] -\> Filebeat -\> Logstash -\> Elasticsearch -\> Kibana

Now I want to have Elasticsearch to keep log data for two months.  
How can I configure it?  
I cant see any property for it in elasticsearch yml file.

(I have Red Hat Enterprise 6.9.)

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 9:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-6-2-4-only-keep-data-for-2-months/132072/2 "2018-05-16T09:02:37Z")

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Have a look at Curator project: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/curator/5.5/index.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/curator/5.5/index.html)

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**Author:** ![solo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/solo/32/29084_2.png) [@solo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/solo)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 9:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-6-2-4-only-keep-data-for-2-months/132072/3 "2018-05-16T09:17:56Z")

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So I installed Curator.  
Now how do I actually run a script?

I guess this is what I am looking for:  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/curator/5.5/ex\_delete\_indices.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/curator/5.5/ex_delete_indices.html)

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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:** [June 13, 2018, 9:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-6-2-4-only-keep-data-for-2-months/132072/4 "2018-06-13T09:18:02Z")

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