# Elasticsearch snapshot and restore in S3

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-snapshot-and-restore-in-s3/101933>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 27, 2017, 6:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-snapshot-and-restore-in-s3/101933 "2017-09-27T06:47:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![arianayay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@arianayay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arianayay)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 6:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-snapshot-and-restore-in-s3/101933/1 "2017-09-27T06:47:44Z")

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Hi All,

Is it possible to restore a snapshot from one cluster to another? If so, what do we need to restore the snapshot from another cluster? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![mujtabahussain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mujtabahussain/32/17514_2.png) [@mujtabahussain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mujtabahussain)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 6:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-snapshot-and-restore-in-s3/101933/2 "2017-09-27T06:53:26Z")

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I have done so in the past but usually via

Cluster1 -\> S3 -\> Cluster2.

Is that mechanism feasible for you?

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**Author:** ![arianayay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@arianayay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arianayay)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-snapshot-and-restore-in-s3/101933/3 "2017-09-28T03:28:17Z")

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Hi,

Yes, that is what I'm trying to do but how can I access the snapshot created in Cluster1 so that I can restore it in Cluster2?

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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:** [September 28, 2017, 6:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-snapshot-and-restore-in-s3/101933/4 "2017-09-28T06:02:30Z")

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Create the S3 repository in cluster2 the same way you did for cluster1.

Don't mix major versions though. Or look at the readonly option.

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**Author:** ![mujtabahussain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mujtabahussain/32/17514_2.png) [@mujtabahussain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mujtabahussain)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-snapshot-and-restore-in-s3/101933/5 "2017-09-28T14:01:07Z")

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If you are sure that the second cluster only needs to be seeded by the snapshot of cluster1, then definitely create the repository as readonly for cluster2.

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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 26, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-snapshot-and-restore-in-s3/101933/6 "2017-10-26T14:01:35Z")

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