# License requirements to implement ILM

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-requirements-to-implement-ilm/248380>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management\
**Created:** [September 11, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-requirements-to-implement-ilm/248380 "2020-09-11T20:35:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![olg32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@olg32](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/olg32)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-requirements-to-implement-ilm/248380/1 "2020-09-11T20:35:02Z")

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In order to evaluate its potential to help on our daily operations, I have deployed Elastic Search and Kibana (7.7.1 with BASIC license) and created an index template for Ntopng (our monitoring platform).

So far so good but I've reached the point where I need to start deleting indexes as the disk space is dwindling fast. I'd like to do it automatically, like every 20 days or so, therefore I created an Index Lifecycle Policy and applied it to my index template.

My question is, does the Basic license will permits that? or do I need a X-Pack license? I'm a bit confused because in the Elastic Stack subscriptions page, Basic ILM coverage is checked:

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/6/16f0ea0278f874cc7472dbd073f8828f92c996a2.jpeg)

But the tutorial that describes ILM implementation suggests thet X-Pack is needed:

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/e/f/ef7abcb5d3517e2b0d4d05057eb3bfab285135ee.jpeg)

To sum up, Is it possible to implement rollover of indexes and ILM with a Basic license?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-requirements-to-implement-ilm/248380/2 "2020-09-11T20:44:30Z")

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Yes, ILM is available at the Basic level.

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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:** [October 9, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-requirements-to-implement-ilm/248380/3 "2020-10-09T20:44:34Z")

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