# How to keep retain logs online and backup those?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-keep-retain-logs-online-and-backup-those/117391>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 29, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-keep-retain-logs-online-and-backup-those/117391 "2018-01-29T03:01:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Blason](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/blason/32/42284_2.png) [@Blason](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Blason)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-keep-retain-logs-online-and-backup-those/117391/1 "2018-01-29T03:01:09Z")

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Hi Guys,

I need to store the logs online for 6 months while need to backup the indices offline and store it for 7 years. How can I restore those later?

Can someone suggest the procedure to achieve the same?

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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 29, 2018, 4:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-keep-retain-logs-online-and-backup-those/117391/2 "2018-01-29T04:08:12Z")

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> [@Blason](#):
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> Hi Guys,

We aren't all guys 🙂

> [@Blason](#):
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> Can someone suggest the procedure to achieve the same?

Have you looked at the `_snapshot` API?

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**Author:** ![Blason](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/blason/32/42284_2.png) [@Blason](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Blason)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 5:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-keep-retain-logs-online-and-backup-those/117391/3 "2018-01-29T05:11:28Z")

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Nah thanks for it. Let me have a look at and let you know.

And sorry again for "Guys" 🙂

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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:** [February 26, 2018, 5:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-keep-retain-logs-online-and-backup-those/117391/4 "2018-02-26T05:12:18Z")

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