# Is there a way to migrade elasticsearch 5.0.0-alpha5 index to 5.1.1?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-migrade-elasticsearch-5-0-0-alpha5-index-to-5-1-1/71274>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 11, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-migrade-elasticsearch-5-0-0-alpha5-index-to-5-1-1/71274 "2017-01-11T18:54:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![lin-zhao](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lin-zhao/32/11147_2.png) [@lin-zhao](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lin-zhao)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-migrade-elasticsearch-5-0-0-alpha5-index-to-5-1-1/71274/1 "2017-01-11T18:54:48Z")

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The alpha5 release note implies alpha5 indices are not compatible with GA:

> **[Elasticsearch 5.0.0-alpha5 released](https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-0-0-alpha5-released)**
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> Today we are excited to announce the release of Elasticsearch 5.0.0-alpha5 based on Lucene 6.1.0. This is the fifth in a series of pre-5.0.0 releases designed to let you test our your application with the features and changes coming in 5.0.0, and to...

`IMPORTANT: This is an alpha release and is intended for testing purposes only. Indices created in this version will not be compatible with Elasticsearch 5.0.0 GA.`

I tried upgrading form alpha5 to 5.1.1 and the old indices are gone. Is there officially a way to migrade alpha5 data to 5.1.1? Snapshot and restore seems promising but I'd like to ask for a quick answer before testing it out.

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**Author:** ![nik9000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nik9000/32/44947_2.png) [@nik9000](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nik9000)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-migrade-elasticsearch-5-0-0-alpha5-index-to-5-1-1/71274/2 "2017-01-11T19:56:49Z")

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Alphas and betas aren't likely to upgrade cleanly. Even if they looked like they'd work something weird is likely to happen down the line. I'd try [reindex-from-remote](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docs-reindex.html#reindex-from-remote) even though it is slow because it is more sure to work.

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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:** [February 8, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-migrade-elasticsearch-5-0-0-alpha5-index-to-5-1-1/71274/3 "2017-02-08T19:56:50Z")

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