# How to take backups in production?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-take-backups-in-production/33970>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 6, 2015, 9:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-take-backups-in-production/33970 "2015-11-06T09:43:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kartheek91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cc9497/32.png) [@kartheek91](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kartheek91)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 9:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-take-backups-in-production/33970/1 "2015-11-06T09:43:25Z")

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May I know the details regarding snap shotting and restoration process in production.My question how frequently we need to take backup so that my application should be safe.

Thanks in Advance,Looking forward for replies.

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-take-backups-in-production/33970/2 "2015-11-06T09:53:00Z")

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Safe from what?

There is no definitive answer to your question. If your indexes aren't updated more than once a day you obviously don't have to create snapshots more than once a day. If the data is only used as a secondary index for a primary data source rather than being the primary data source itself maybe you don't need any backups at all, or you can run backups with a reduced frequency and/or scope.

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 11:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-take-backups-in-production/33970/3 "2017-07-05T23:40:12Z")

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Closed on July 5, 2017, 11:40pm UTC