# Installation fails when I specify a custom installation directory

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-fails-when-i-specify-a-custom-installation-directory/152365>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 14, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-fails-when-i-specify-a-custom-installation-directory/152365 "2018-10-14T03:00:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![neergttocsdivad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/43a26b/32.png) [@neergttocsdivad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/neergttocsdivad)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-fails-when-i-specify-a-custom-installation-directory/152365/2 "2018-10-14T16:09:59Z")

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ref.: [Run ES on two servers and store the index in NAS](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-es-on-two-servers-and-store-the-index-in-nas/128982)  
dadoonet advises "Just use local disks" without explaining why, but I want the capacity and security of the NAS.

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