# Shadow replica experience?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shadow-replica-experience/46009>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 1, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shadow-replica-experience/46009 "2016-04-01T02:31:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Youxu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/youxu/32/117375_2.png) [@Youxu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Youxu)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shadow-replica-experience/46009/1 "2016-04-01T02:31:44Z")

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Does anyone has experience on shadow replica?

Some one told me they met perf issue when using shadow replica. So I would like to have a survey here to learn more real scenario/experience/lesson learnt etc, about shadow replica.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Youxu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/youxu/32/117375_2.png) [@Youxu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Youxu)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shadow-replica-experience/46009/2 "2016-04-03T02:43:33Z")

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Any experience to share?

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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, 11:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shadow-replica-experience/46009/3 "2017-07-05T23:02:57Z")

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