# ES use cases **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 31, 2011, 10:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-use-cases/3848 "2011-01-31T10:16:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sirmak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sirmak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sirmak)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 10:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-use-cases/3848/1 "2011-01-31T10:16:38Z")
hi, if I understand correctly, elasticsearch can index any json structure and can filter and sort these documents by their fields. So, what is the recommended way; do You use ES for all listings (eg main page product list), paging, search, I mean for every select operation excluding form input pages. Or do I have to use it for only search ? If I can do everything with ES is it durable and suitable for main storage, is there a data loss probability ? For consistency do you rebuild all your indexes periodically, what is your timespan, eg :1 day ? my best Serdar ---
**Author:** ![sirmak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sirmak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sirmak)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-use-cases/3848/2 "2011-01-31T16:12:28Z")
any ideas ? On Jan 31, 12:16 pm, si [irmakser...@gmail.com](mailto:irmakser...@gmail.com) wrote: > hi, > > if I understand correctly, elasticsearch can index any json structure > and can filter and sort these documents by their fields. So, what is > the recommended way; do You use ES for all listings (eg main page > product list), paging, search, I mean for every select operation > excluding form input pages. Or do I have to use it for only search ? > If I can do everything with ES is it durable and suitable for main > storage, is there a data loss probability ? For consistency do you > rebuild all your indexes periodically, what is your timespan, eg :1 > day ? > > my best > Serdar ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-use-cases/3848/3 "2011-01-31T20:06:23Z")
Since ES is in beta, it is recommended that you will have a way to reindex the data. On Monday, January 31, 2011 at 6:12 PM, si wrote: > any ideas ? > > On Jan 31, 12:16 pm, si [irmakser...@gmail.com](mailto:irmakser...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > hi, > > > > if I understand correctly, elasticsearch can index any json structure > > and can filter and sort these documents by their fields. So, what is > > the recommended way; do You use ES for all listings (eg main page > > product list), paging, search, I mean for every select operation > > excluding form input pages. Or do I have to use it for only search ? > > If I can do everything with ES is it durable and suitable for main > > storage, is there a data loss probability ? For consistency do you > > rebuild all your indexes periodically, what is your timespan, eg :1 > > day ? > > > > my best > > Serdar ---
**Author:** ![sirmak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sirmak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sirmak)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-use-cases/3848/4 "2011-01-31T20:16:55Z")
thank you, is there a recommended timespan for full reindex ? On Jan 31, 10:06 pm, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > Since ES is in beta, it is recommended that you will have a way to reindex the data. > > On Monday, January 31, 2011 at 6:12 PM, si wrote: > > > any ideas ? > > > On Jan 31, 12:16 pm, si [irmakser...@gmail.com](mailto:irmakser...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > hi, > > > > if I understand correctly, elasticsearch can index any json structure > > > and can filter and sort these documents by their fields. So, what is > > > the recommended way; do You use ES for all listings (eg main page > > > product list), paging, search, I mean for every select operation > > > excluding form input pages. Or do I have to use it for only search ? > > > If I can do everything with ES is it durable and suitable for main > > > storage, is there a data loss probability ? For consistency do you > > > rebuild all your indexes periodically, what is your timespan, eg :1 > > > day ? > > > > my best > > > Serdar ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-use-cases/3848/5 "2011-01-31T20:22:08Z")
You don't need to reindex in ES. It is recommended that you have that option. On Monday, January 31, 2011 at 10:16 PM, si wrote: > thank you, is there a recommended timespan for full reindex ? > > On Jan 31, 10:06 pm, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > > > Since ES is in beta, it is recommended that you will have a way to reindex the data. > > > > On Monday, January 31, 2011 at 6:12 PM, si wrote: > > > > > any ideas ? > > > > > On Jan 31, 12:16 pm, si [irmakser...@gmail.com](mailto:irmakser...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > hi, > > > > > > if I understand correctly, elasticsearch can index any json structure > > > > and can filter and sort these documents by their fields. So, what is > > > > the recommended way; do You use ES for all listings (eg main page > > > > product list), paging, search, I mean for every select operation > > > > excluding form input pages. Or do I have to use it for only search ? > > > > If I can do everything with ES is it durable and suitable for main > > > > storage, is there a data loss probability ? For consistency do you > > > > rebuild all your indexes periodically, what is your timespan, eg :1 > > > > day ? > > > > > > my best > > > > Serdar ---
**Author:** ![sirmak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sirmak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sirmak)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-use-cases/3848/6 "2011-01-31T20:29:35Z")
Thanks again Shay, one last question; I have an opinion to use ES with Cassandra. as you know cassandra has weak query & sorting options, so I plan to use ES not only for search, but also for page listings (eg: products..), too. Is it feasable and a solid approach, or do I have to use ES for only search ? my best On Jan 31, 10:22 pm, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > You don't need to reindex in ES. It is recommended that you have that option. > > On Monday, January 31, 2011 at 10:16 PM, si wrote: > > > thank you, is there a recommended timespan for full reindex ? > > > On Jan 31, 10:06 pm, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > > > > Since ES is in beta, it is recommended that you will have a way to reindex the data. > > > > On Monday, January 31, 2011 at 6:12 PM, si wrote: > > > > > any ideas ? > > > > > On Jan 31, 12:16 pm, si [irmakser...@gmail.com](mailto:irmakser...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > hi, > > > > > > if I understand correctly, elasticsearch can index any json structure > > > > > and can filter and sort these documents by their fields. So, what is > > > > > the recommended way; do You use ES for all listings (eg main page > > > > > product list), paging, search, I mean for every select operation > > > > > excluding form input pages. Or do I have to use it for only search ? > > > > > If I can do everything with ES is it durable and suitable for main > > > > > storage, is there a data loss probability ? For consistency do you > > > > > rebuild all your indexes periodically, what is your timespan, eg :1 > > > > > day ? > > > > > > my best > > > > > Serdar ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-use-cases/3848/7 "2011-01-31T20:38:04Z")
Yea, makes perfect sense. people are using ES for much more than "just" search. On Monday, January 31, 2011 at 10:29 PM, si wrote: > Thanks again Shay, one last question; I have an opinion to use ES with > Cassandra. as you know cassandra has weak query & sorting options, so > I plan to use ES not only for search, but also for page listings (eg: > products..), too. Is it feasable and a solid approach, or do I have to > use ES for only search ? > > my best > > On Jan 31, 10:22 pm, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > > > You don't need to reindex in ES. It is recommended that you have that option. > > > > On Monday, January 31, 2011 at 10:16 PM, si wrote: > > > > > thank you, is there a recommended timespan for full reindex ? > > > > > On Jan 31, 10:06 pm, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > > > > > > Since ES is in beta, it is recommended that you will have a way to reindex the data. > > > > > > On Monday, January 31, 2011 at 6:12 PM, si wrote: > > > > > > > any ideas ? > > > > > > > On Jan 31, 12:16 pm, si [irmakser...@gmail.com](mailto:irmakser...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > hi, > > > > > > > > if I understand correctly, elasticsearch can index any json structure > > > > > > and can filter and sort these documents by their fields. So, what is > > > > > > the recommended way; do You use ES for all listings (eg main page > > > > > > product list), paging, search, I mean for every select operation > > > > > > excluding form input pages. Or do I have to use it for only search ? > > > > > > If I can do everything with ES is it durable and suitable for main > > > > > > storage, is there a data loss probability ? For consistency do you > > > > > > rebuild all your indexes periodically, what is your timespan, eg :1 > > > > > > day ? > > > > > > > > my best > > > > > > Serdar ---
**Author:** ![sirmak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sirmak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sirmak)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-use-cases/3848/8 "2011-01-31T20:44:12Z")
thak you very much 🙂 On Jan 31, 10:38 pm, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > Yea, makes perfect sense. people are using ES for much more than "just" search. > > On Monday, January 31, 2011 at 10:29 PM, si wrote: > > > Thanks again Shay, one last question; I have an opinion to use ES with > > Cassandra. as you know cassandra has weak query & sorting options, so > > I plan to use ES not only for search, but also for page listings (eg: > > products..), too. Is it feasable and a solid approach, or do I have to > > use ES for only search ? > > > my best > > > On Jan 31, 10:22 pm, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > > > > You don't need to reindex in ES. It is recommended that you have that option. > > > > On Monday, January 31, 2011 at 10:16 PM, si wrote: > > > > > thank you, is there a recommended timespan for full reindex ? > > > > > On Jan 31, 10:06 pm, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > > > > > > Since ES is in beta, it is recommended that you will have a way to reindex the data. > > > > > > On Monday, January 31, 2011 at 6:12 PM, si wrote: > > > > > > > any ideas ? > > > > > > > On Jan 31, 12:16 pm, si [irmakser...@gmail.com](mailto:irmakser...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > hi, > > > > > > > > if I understand correctly, elasticsearch can index any json structure > > > > > > > and can filter and sort these documents by their fields. So, what is > > > > > > > the recommended way; do You use ES for all listings (eg main page > > > > > > > product list), paging, search, I mean for every select operation > > > > > > > excluding form input pages. Or do I have to use it for only search ? > > > > > > > If I can do everything with ES is it durable and suitable for main > > > > > > > storage, is there a data loss probability ? For consistency do you > > > > > > > rebuild all your indexes periodically, what is your timespan, eg :1 > > > > > > > day ? > > > > > > > > my best > > > > > > > Serdar ---
**Author:** ![sirmak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sirmak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sirmak)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-use-cases/3848/9 "2011-01-31T20:46:05Z")
Thank you very much Shay On Jan 31, 10:38 pm, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > Yea, makes perfect sense. people are using ES for much more than "just" search. > > On Monday, January 31, 2011 at 10:29 PM, si wrote: > > > Thanks again Shay, one last question; I have an opinion to use ES with > > Cassandra. as you know cassandra has weak query & sorting options, so > > I plan to use ES not only for search, but also for page listings (eg: > > products..), too. Is it feasable and a solid approach, or do I have to > > use ES for only search ? > > > my best > > > On Jan 31, 10:22 pm, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > > > > You don't need to reindex in ES. It is recommended that you have that option. > > > > On Monday, January 31, 2011 at 10:16 PM, si wrote: > > > > > thank you, is there a recommended timespan for full reindex ? > > > > > On Jan 31, 10:06 pm, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > > > > > > Since ES is in beta, it is recommended that you will have a way to reindex the data. > > > > > > On Monday, January 31, 2011 at 6:12 PM, si wrote: > > > > > > > any ideas ? > > > > > > > On Jan 31, 12:16 pm, si [irmakser...@gmail.com](mailto:irmakser...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > hi, > > > > > > > > if I understand correctly, elasticsearch can index any json structure > > > > > > > and can filter and sort these documents by their fields. So, what is > > > > > > > the recommended way; do You use ES for all listings (eg main page > > > > > > > product list), paging, search, I mean for every select operation > > > > > > > excluding form input pages. Or do I have to use it for only search ? > > > > > > > If I can do everything with ES is it durable and suitable for main > > > > > > > storage, is there a data loss probability ? For consistency do you > > > > > > > rebuild all your indexes periodically, what is your timespan, eg :1 > > > > > > > day ? > > > > > > > > my best > > > > > > > Serdar ---
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