# Failed to create repository

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-create-repository/380705>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 4, 2025, 5:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-create-repository/380705 "2025-08-04T05:15:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![deepakraja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d78d45/32.png) [@deepakraja](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/deepakraja)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 5:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-create-repository/380705/1 "2025-08-04T05:15:05Z")

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Hi, I was trying to create a repository on elasticsearch for camunda backup. On the documentation it mentioned to add local mounted path into the yaml using path.repo parameter. kindly guide how to refer this parameter in elk yaml file.

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**Author:** ![carly.richmond](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/carly.richmond/32/104935_2.png) [@carly.richmond](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carly.richmond)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-create-repository/380705/2 "2025-08-04T10:36:37Z")

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Hi @deepakraja,

Welcome! Is this for a self-managed installation? Similar to the answer [in this question](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-snapshot-repository-what-to-set-for-path-repo/257717) you would specify the option in the `elasticsearch.yml`:

```yml
path.repo: ["/backup/es_backup_for_snapshot"]

```

Let us know if that's the information you need.

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**Author:** ![deepakraja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d78d45/32.png) [@deepakraja](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/deepakraja)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 6:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-create-repository/380705/3 "2025-08-08T06:14:06Z")

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thank you, Im deploying Elastic on k8s cluster, kindly guide with steps for this method.

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**Author:** ![carly.richmond](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/carly.richmond/32/104935_2.png) [@carly.richmond](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carly.richmond)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 8:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-create-repository/380705/4 "2025-08-08T08:52:25Z")

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Hi @deepakraja,

Looking at the [thread](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-snapshot-repository-what-to-set-for-path-repo/257717/2) I posted previously, you need to create the directory manually, apply the required permissions, and then set the `path.repo` option in the `elasticsearch.yml` as I stated above.

Does that make sense?