# Indexes size and time duration recommended values

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexes-size-and-time-duration-recommended-values/241335>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management\
**Created:** [July 15, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexes-size-and-time-duration-recommended-values/241335 "2020-07-15T16:38:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![robertitox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4491bb/32.png) [@robertitox](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/robertitox)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexes-size-and-time-duration-recommended-values/241335/1 "2020-07-15T16:38:20Z")

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Hi people, I have ELK 7.8.0 running OK and configured by default.

I have several data coming to my ELK server: mainly Cisco ASA and Netflow into filebeat-\* indexes:

 ![imagen](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/6/8/68e17cd5c3d60a3be9ee32af1d9cb08179071f20.png)

And this is the default lifecycle policy:

 ![imagen](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/3/23ec0ed09571ff8932f48d84714a8088e66b51db.png)

Do you think default values are OK or do I have to adjust some of them in my situation?

Thanks a lot !!!

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**Author:** ![ylasri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ylasri/32/86120_2.png) [@ylasri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ylasri)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexes-size-and-time-duration-recommended-values/241335/2 "2020-07-15T16:54:56Z")

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50Gb per shard is a good practice for production

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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:** [August 12, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexes-size-and-time-duration-recommended-values/241335/3 "2020-08-12T16:54:57Z")

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Closed on August 12, 2020, 4:54pm UTC

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