# Indices creation using gzip\_lines codec

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-creation-using-gzip-lines-codec/178196>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 24, 2019, 8:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-creation-using-gzip-lines-codec/178196 "2019-04-24T08:52:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Vikash\_Singh1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vikash_singh1/32/42119_2.png) [@Vikash\_Singh1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vikash_Singh1)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 8:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-creation-using-gzip-lines-codec/178196/1 "2019-04-24T08:52:09Z")

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If I am using Gzip\_lines codec plugin for importing .gz files....then will it affect the size of indices created???

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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:** [April 24, 2019, 9:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-creation-using-gzip-lines-codec/178196/2 "2019-04-24T09:04:33Z")

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Not sure I fully get the question but I don't think it will.

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**Author:** ![Vikash\_Singh1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vikash_singh1/32/42119_2.png) [@Vikash\_Singh1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vikash_Singh1)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 9:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-creation-using-gzip-lines-codec/178196/3 "2019-04-24T09:07:44Z")

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Generally we are importing .log files but due to space constrained we can directly import .gz file into elasticsearch. Now if we are creating indices using .gz files then indices size aren't affected along with this does the size of indices is larger than size of log files???

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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:** [April 24, 2019, 10:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-creation-using-gzip-lines-codec/178196/4 "2019-04-24T10:22:55Z")

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At the end of the day, whatever the source was, every single line of log will end up as a JSON document.  
So it won't change the index size.

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**Author:** ![Vikash\_Singh1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vikash_singh1/32/42119_2.png) [@Vikash\_Singh1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vikash_Singh1)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 10:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-creation-using-gzip-lines-codec/178196/5 "2019-04-24T10:30:46Z")

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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:** [May 22, 2019, 10:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-creation-using-gzip-lines-codec/178196/6 "2019-05-22T10:30:47Z")

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Closed on May 22, 2019, 10:30am UTC

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