# Elasticsearch as a primary storage

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-as-a-primary-storage/290196>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 25, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-as-a-primary-storage/290196 "2021-11-25T15:27:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![DineshNaik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dineshnaik/32/89308_2.png) [@DineshNaik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DineshNaik)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-as-a-primary-storage/290196/2 "2021-11-25T16:11:16Z")

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Please read this

> [@Elasticsearch as a primary database](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-as-a-primary-database/85733/13):
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> No. Not completely. Some shards might be missing. Not all. It depends but it might be hard to recover from that situation. Depending on how the RED actually occurred. The one I already pasted: Some customers use Elasticsearch as a primary datastore, some set-up comprehensive back-up solutions using features such as our Snapshot and Restore, while others use Elasticsearch in conjunction with a data storage system like Hadoop or even flat files. Elasticsearch can be used for so many differe…

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