# How to Backup cluster elasticsearch to another server

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-cluster-elasticsearch-to-another-server/79345>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 21, 2017, 4:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-cluster-elasticsearch-to-another-server/79345 "2017-03-21T04:33:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![gramadhan313](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gramadhan313/32/16529_2.png) [@gramadhan313](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gramadhan313)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 4:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-cluster-elasticsearch-to-another-server/79345/1 "2017-03-21T04:33:30Z")

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i have big size data on elasticsearch, so i want to do rotation backup to another server. how can i do that backup strategy?

thanks

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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:** [March 21, 2017, 5:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-cluster-elasticsearch-to-another-server/79345/2 "2017-03-21T05:15:18Z")

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Snapshot to shared FS/S3/whatever then restore  
Or use reindex from remote feature

Is that what you asked for?

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**Author:** ![gramadhan313](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gramadhan313/32/16529_2.png) [@gramadhan313](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gramadhan313)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 5:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-cluster-elasticsearch-to-another-server/79345/3 "2017-03-21T05:33:06Z")

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no, i just want to backup the index to another place to reduce storage in my server.  
it is possible that path.repo use remote location?

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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:** [March 21, 2017, 6:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-cluster-elasticsearch-to-another-server/79345/4 "2017-03-21T06:13:58Z")

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Use snapshot feature to a shared FS then.

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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:** [April 18, 2017, 6:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-cluster-elasticsearch-to-another-server/79345/5 "2017-04-18T06:14:14Z")

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