# How to change indexing frequency of X-Pack monitoring plugin?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-indexing-frequency-of-x-pack-monitoring-plugin/65954>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 14, 2016, 9:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-indexing-frequency-of-x-pack-monitoring-plugin/65954 "2016-11-14T09:37:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![elasticheart](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/elasticheart/32/65189_2.png) [@elasticheart](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticheart)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 9:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-indexing-frequency-of-x-pack-monitoring-plugin/65954/1 "2016-11-14T09:37:01Z")

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I have X-Pack installed and I have enabled its monitoring feature. In the indexes, I have seen indexes like `.monitoring-kibana-2-2016.11.08`, `.monitoring-es-2-2016.11.08`, `.monitoring-data-2` etc. Its consuming a lot of space and I would like to know how can I customize the polling / indexing frequency.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 9:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-indexing-frequency-of-x-pack-monitoring-plugin/65954/2 "2016-11-14T09:44:32Z")

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The docs have your question covered - [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/monitoring-settings.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/monitoring-settings.html)

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**Author:** ![elasticheart](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/elasticheart/32/65189_2.png) [@elasticheart](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticheart)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 10:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-indexing-frequency-of-x-pack-monitoring-plugin/65954/3 "2016-11-14T10:03:45Z")

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@warkolm I don't have `xpack.monitoring.collection.cluster.state.timeout` setting in my elasticsearch.yml and as per documentation, it must be 10 min by default, but in Kibana, I have set 5 sec auto interval in monitoring tab, and in every 5 sec, new data is coming. In this scenario, is this 5 sec auto refresh setting actually overriding 10 min setting in yml file?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 10:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-indexing-frequency-of-x-pack-monitoring-plugin/65954/4 "2016-11-14T10:18:17Z")

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I think you are after `xpack.monitoring.collection.interval`

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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:** [December 12, 2016, 10:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-indexing-frequency-of-x-pack-monitoring-plugin/65954/5 "2016-12-12T10:18:21Z")

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