# Elasticsearch-Exporter - All Data **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 6, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exporter-all-data/26981 "2015-08-06T15:28:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ben19](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ben19/32/3745_2.png) [@Ben19](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ben19)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exporter-all-data/26981/1 "2015-08-06T15:28:04Z")
Hi, I’ve been using the Elasticsearch-Exporter ([https://github.com/mallocator/Elasticsearch-Exporter](https://github.com/mallocator/Elasticsearch-Exporter)) to migrate indexes across the network to other nodes and I’ve been trying to test exporting the indices to file but am stuck on the command: node exporter.js -sh localhost -si index1 -st type1 -t file -tf filename I understand all but the –si and –st switches, ideally I’m wanting to export the whole data out of elasticsearch and create a new node with that data. What would the syntax be to export all the data to a file please? ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 4:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exporter-all-data/26981/2 "2015-08-07T04:13:29Z")
Why not just use LS with [this sort of config](https://gist.github.com/markwalkom/8a7201e3f6ea4354ae06)? ---
**Author:** ![Ben19](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ben19/32/3745_2.png) [@Ben19](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ben19)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 8:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exporter-all-data/26981/3 "2015-08-07T08:25:44Z")
Happy to try that, how fast does it copy the indexes to the other node? Presuming it will copy all the indexes at once? ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 8:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exporter-all-data/26981/4 "2015-08-07T08:32:47Z")
It only does one at a time. ---
**Author:** ![Ben19](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ben19/32/3745_2.png) [@Ben19](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ben19)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 10:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exporter-all-data/26981/5 "2015-08-07T10:43:08Z")
Okay just a little unsure on the .conf file, would I be placing this on both nodes? Not exactly sure which nodes will need to go in the .conf. ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exporter-all-data/26981/6 "2015-08-07T10:44:19Z")
The input is where the data currently is, the output is the one you want to send to. It only needs to be on one server, wherever you have installed Logstash. Then just run `bin/logstash -f configfile.conf` and watch it go! ---
**Author:** ![Ben19](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ben19/32/3745_2.png) [@Ben19](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ben19)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 10:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exporter-all-data/26981/7 "2015-08-07T10:51:19Z")
Okay I’ll try that, I have about 50 indexes on this node, since you said it sends one at a time does that mean I’ll have to enter each index name at index =\> "INDEXNAME\_HERE" or can I enter maybe \* for all? ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 11:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exporter-all-data/26981/8 "2015-08-07T11:18:34Z")
Not sure if \* will work, try it and let us know! ---
**Author:** ![Ben19](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ben19/32/3745_2.png) [@Ben19](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ben19)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exporter-all-data/26981/9 "2015-08-07T12:34:48Z")
Happy to do that, BTW the docinfo directive throws an unknown error, is that using the correct one or is my Logstash way old? 😄 EDIT I'm using 1.4.3 ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exporter-all-data/26981/10 "2015-08-07T22:59:16Z")
Oh, this is for 1.5.X only. Sorry that's not clear ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Ben19](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ben19/32/3745_2.png) [@Ben19](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ben19)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 10:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exporter-all-data/26981/11 "2015-08-10T10:31:44Z")
Okay thanks anyway ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exporter-all-data/26981/12 "2017-07-05T23:56:37Z")