# Elasticsearch - Setting replica to 0 for new indices

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-setting-replica-to-0-for-new-indices/248986
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [September 17, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-setting-replica-to-0-for-new-indices/248986 "2020-09-17T13:52:00Z")
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### Author: ![Elk\_huh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d26b3c/32.png) [@Elk\_huh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Elk_huh)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-setting-replica-to-0-for-new-indices/248986/1 "2020-09-17T13:52:00Z")

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If I wanted to set all new replicas to 0 , will the \* affect system indices ?

```
    {
  "index_patterns": ["*"],
  "settings": {
    "index": {
      "number_of_replicas": 0
    }
  }
}
```

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### 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: [September 17, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-setting-replica-to-0-for-new-indices/248986/2 "2020-09-17T22:03:09Z")

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What version are you on?

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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: [October 15, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-setting-replica-to-0-for-new-indices/248986/3 "2020-10-15T22:03:21Z")

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