# How to set the shards of Elasticsearch 5

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-the-shards-of-elasticsearch-5/96167>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 8, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-the-shards-of-elasticsearch-5/96167 "2017-08-08T01:45:14Z")\
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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:** [August 8, 2017, 6:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-the-shards-of-elasticsearch-5/96167/5 "2017-08-08T06:12:07Z")

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Please read

> [@About the Elasticsearch category](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-the-elasticsearch-category/21):
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> The heart of the free and open Elastic Stack Elasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine capable of addressing a growing number of use cases. As the heart of the Elastic Stack, it centrally stores your data for lightning fast search, fine‑tuned relevancy, and powerful analytics that scale with ease. warning PLEASE READ THIS SECTION IF IT'S YOUR FIRST POST Some useful links: [elasticsearch reference guide](http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index.html)[elasticsearch user guide](http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/current/index.html)[elasticsearch plugins](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/index.html)[elasticsearch cl…](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/index.html)

Specifically the "be patient" part.

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