# How to optimize the time taken to take Snapshots and Restore those snapshots?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-optimize-the-time-taken-to-take-snapshots-and-restore-those-snapshots/229590>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 24, 2020, 7:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-optimize-the-time-taken-to-take-snapshots-and-restore-those-snapshots/229590 "2020-04-24T07:47:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![surilshah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/surilshah/32/51796_2.png) [@surilshah](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/surilshah)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 7:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-optimize-the-time-taken-to-take-snapshots-and-restore-those-snapshots/229590/1 "2020-04-24T07:47:23Z")

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We are making use of Azure as a remote repository to store snapshots.

With regards to taking snapshots, what are all the settings that could be tweaked and modified to speed it up?

With regards to restoring a snapshot, what are all the settings that could be tweaked and modified to speed it up?

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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:** [May 22, 2020, 8:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-optimize-the-time-taken-to-take-snapshots-and-restore-those-snapshots/229590/2 "2020-05-22T08:02:18Z")

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Closed on May 22, 2020, 8:02am UTC

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