# Elasticsearch scripting

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-scripting/43873>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 9, 2016, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-scripting/43873 "2016-03-09T07:44:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![paulrda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dc4da7/32.png) [@paulrda](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/paulrda)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-scripting/43873/1 "2016-03-09T07:44:24Z")

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i know there are two types of scripting available in Elasticsearch.

1. save in file system scripts folder.
2. index the template

in what kind of situations we can each methods. ? both have same advantages

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-scripting/43873/2 "2017-07-05T23:10:00Z")

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