# Setting the number of replicas in Index Creation

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-the-number-of-replicas-in-index-creation/303166
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [April 25, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-the-number-of-replicas-in-index-creation/303166 "2022-04-25T13:41:05Z")
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### Author: ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-the-number-of-replicas-in-index-creation/303166/2 "2022-04-25T17:22:34Z")

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Use an index template. There is an example [here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-number-of-shards-and-number-of-replica-in-elasticseatch-template/167855).

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