# Removal of config file issue

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removal-of-config-file-issue/35343>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 23, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removal-of-config-file-issue/35343 "2015-11-23T18:26:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Ivan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df788c/32.png) [@Ivan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ivan)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removal-of-config-file-issue/35343/1 "2015-11-23T18:26:08Z")

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Does anybody have a link to the original issue on Github that talks about  
the rational for removing config files in Elasticsearch 2.0, specifically  
index templates? Would love to know why since a great feature was removed.

Ivan

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**Author:** ![mainec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mainec/32/5557_2.png) [@mainec](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mainec)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 10:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removal-of-config-file-issue/35343/2 "2015-11-24T10:15:15Z")

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I believe here's the issue you are looking for:

> <https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/10620>

A more general reasoning is here:

> <https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/10959>

Hope this helps,  
Isabel

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 11:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/removal-of-config-file-issue/35343/3 "2017-07-05T23:36:21Z")

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Closed on July 5, 2017, 11:36pm UTC