Reduce default shards for dynamic index

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Hi Everyone,

I am processing logs via logstash and this creates new dynamic indexes based on a pattern. How can i reduce the default number of shards from 5 to 3.

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Niraj

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You can use Index Templates for this.

You define a template that is set to matche your dynamic index pattern, and sets number_of_shards to 3

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Thanks @TimV It worked.