# How do I run the eventdata-track?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-run-the-eventdata-track/84986>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** rally\
**Created:** [May 8, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-run-the-eventdata-track/84986 "2017-05-08T22:22:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Woodford](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/woodford/32/9540_2.png) [@Woodford](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Woodford)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-run-the-eventdata-track/84986/1 "2017-05-08T22:22:09Z")

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I'm reading through the custom tracks and the eventdata-track by @cdahlqvist and I can't figure out how to set it up. Is there a guide or how-to?  
Track: [https://github.com/cdahlqvist/eventdata-track](https://github.com/cdahlqvist/eventdata-track)

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 4:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-run-the-eventdata-track/84986/2 "2017-05-09T04:57:36Z")

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In order to use it as is, you should just need to update your `rally.ini` file as follows:

```
[tracks]
default.url = https://github.com/elastic/rally-tracks
eventdata.url = https://github.com/elastic/rally-eventdata-track

```

You then use it by specifying the following runtime parameters: `--track=eventdata --track-repository=eventdata`

As the eventuate track generates data, it its more CPU intensive than the standard tracks that just read from a file, so I would recommend running Rally on separate hardware for any real benchmark.

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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:** [June 6, 2017, 5:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-run-the-eventdata-track/84986/3 "2017-06-06T05:04:09Z")

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