# How to Fix unassigned shards STATUS: RED

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-fix-unassigned-shards-status-red/72440>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 23, 2017, 7:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-fix-unassigned-shards-status-red/72440 "2017-01-23T07:37:14Z")\
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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:** [January 23, 2017, 7:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-fix-unassigned-shards-status-red/72440/2 "2017-01-23T07:55:15Z")

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Please don't raise multiple threads on the same question - [How to Fix Unallocated Shards?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-fix-unallocated-shards/72434)

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