# Setting location of indices

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-location-of-indices/47711>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 18, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-location-of-indices/47711 "2016-04-18T20:24:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kartikvelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ba0ec/32.png) [@kartikvelastic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kartikvelastic)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-location-of-indices/47711/1 "2016-04-18T20:24:07Z")

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How can I set the location of all indices(or some of them), I'd ideally like them to be on netapp storage(where I have MORE space).

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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:** [April 18, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-location-of-indices/47711/2 "2016-04-18T20:35:56Z")

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[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/modules-node.html#data-path](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/modules-node.html#data-path)

But be aware, NASs can be slow!

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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, 10:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-location-of-indices/47711/3 "2017-07-05T22:58:23Z")

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Closed on July 5, 2017, 10:58pm UTC