# Index replication

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-replication/151317>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 6, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-replication/151317 "2018-10-06T13:24:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9bd4f/32.png) [@ram](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ram)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-replication/151317/1 "2018-10-06T13:24:26Z")

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Hi,

I've elastic node with multiple indexes with default settings. When I add a new node, it replicates all the indexes on the new node. Is there a way to control which indexes to be replicated on the new node?

Thanks,  
Ram.

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**Author:** ![shanec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shanec/32/4004_2.png) [@shanec](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shanec)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-replication/151317/2 "2018-10-06T20:16:41Z")

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Have a look at the [index allocation settings](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.4/index-modules-allocation.html). If you just don't want any replicas for an index, change the [`number_of_replicas`](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.4/indices-create-index.html#create-index-settings) to 0.

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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:** [November 3, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-replication/151317/3 "2018-11-03T20:23:13Z")

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Closed on November 3, 2018, 8:23pm UTC

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