# Setting Up Snapshot - Repository (What to set for Path.Repo)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-snapshot-repository-what-to-set-for-path-repo/257717>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 5, 2020, 6:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-snapshot-repository-what-to-set-for-path-repo/257717 "2020-12-05T06:16:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 9:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-snapshot-repository-what-to-set-for-path-repo/257717/2 "2020-12-05T09:24:53Z")

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Create the directory yourself and give it the right permissions (typically you want it to be owned by same user that runs Elasticsearch).

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