# Logstash/Elasticsearch 5.x Errors

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-elasticsearch-5-x-errors/71781>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 16, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-elasticsearch-5-x-errors/71781 "2017-01-16T21:00:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-elasticsearch-5-x-errors/71781/21 "2017-01-20T01:22:10Z")

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Shard size is based on how much data you put into the index, ES does not control that.

If you want set index (and thus shard) sizes, look at the rollover API.

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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 17, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-elasticsearch-5-x-errors/71781/22 "2017-02-17T01:22:14Z")

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