# Snapshot create and restore without shared fs

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-create-and-restore-without-shared-fs/93373>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 17, 2017, 10:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-create-and-restore-without-shared-fs/93373 "2017-07-17T10:07:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![1222kkk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/1222kkk/32/23635_2.png) [@1222kkk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/1222kkk)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 10:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-create-and-restore-without-shared-fs/93373/1 "2017-07-17T10:07:52Z")

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I have 3 nodes with elastic search v5.4 and create snapshot after set path.repo in three nodes.(without set any shared fs or folders)

And it all goes well, the shards of indices are stores in three nodes.

However when I try to restore them, some shards are lost.

Is there any way I can backup and restore indices without shared file system?

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**Author:** ![Julien](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/julien/32/19688_2.png) [@Julien](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Julien)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 8:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-create-and-restore-without-shared-fs/93373/2 "2017-07-19T08:28:10Z")

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Hi,

It is a requirement to use a shared file system so that all the nodes have access to the same location ([https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshots.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshots.html))

What you are asking was asked previously and is not being on the roadmap:

> <https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/6638>

Kind regards  
Julien

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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:** [August 16, 2017, 8:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-create-and-restore-without-shared-fs/93373/3 "2017-08-16T08:28:15Z")

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