# Index Lifecycle Policies

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-policies/284351>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management\
**Created:** [September 16, 2021, 4:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-policies/284351 "2021-09-16T04:08:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![alipujaistopo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alipujaistopo/32/50791_2.png) [@alipujaistopo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alipujaistopo)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 4:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-policies/284351/1 "2021-09-16T04:08:34Z")

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how to make logs deleted every 2 weeks?

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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:** [September 16, 2021, 4:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-policies/284351/2 "2021-09-16T04:13:27Z")

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Have you seen [Delete | Elasticsearch Guide [7.14] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/ilm-delete.html)?

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**Author:** ![alipujaistopo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alipujaistopo/32/50791_2.png) [@alipujaistopo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alipujaistopo)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 4:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-policies/284351/3 "2021-09-16T04:49:02Z")

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ummm yeah, but i still don't understand

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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:** [September 16, 2021, 5:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-policies/284351/4 "2021-09-16T05:02:00Z")

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What are you not understanding? What did you try so far?

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**Author:** ![alipujaistopo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alipujaistopo/32/50791_2.png) [@alipujaistopo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alipujaistopo)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 10:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-policies/284351/5 "2021-09-16T10:47:55Z")

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not yet, i still don't understand how to delete log every 2 weeks

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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:** [September 16, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-policies/284351/6 "2021-09-16T13:15:50Z")

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I'd go to the index lifecycle management page in Kibana. The UI is pretty much straightforward. If you still don't understand how to do it, please share what you did so far and where exactly you are blocked.

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**Author:** ![alipujaistopo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alipujaistopo/32/50791_2.png) [@alipujaistopo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alipujaistopo)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-policies/284351/7 "2021-09-17T03:28:55Z")

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what does rollover mean?

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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:** [September 17, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-policies/284351/8 "2021-09-17T04:04:38Z")

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Glossary here: [Index lifecycle actions | Elasticsearch Guide [7.14] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/ilm-actions.html)

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**Author:** ![alipujaistopo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alipujaistopo/32/50791_2.png) [@alipujaistopo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alipujaistopo)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 10:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-policies/284351/9 "2021-09-17T10:33:39Z")

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thanks

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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:** [October 15, 2021, 10:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-policies/284351/10 "2021-10-15T10:34:36Z")

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