# Swap indexes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 17, 2014, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/swap-indexes/18149 "2014-06-17T08:31:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lee\_Gee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lee_gee/32/1217_2.png) [@Lee\_Gee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lee_Gee)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2014, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/swap-indexes/18149/1 "2014-06-17T08:31:00Z")
Is it possible to have one ES instance create an index and then have a second instance use that created index, without downtime? tia lee -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9fe7a9eb-11dc-4092-8ec4-e5fc11eaebba%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9fe7a9eb-11dc-4092-8ec4-e5fc11eaebba%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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:** [June 17, 2014, 8:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/swap-indexes/18149/2 "2014-06-17T08:59:11Z")
Instance as in cluster, or node? Regards, Mark Walkom Infrastructure Engineer Campaign Monitor email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) On 17 June 2014 18:31, Lee Gee [leegee@gmail.com](mailto:leegee@gmail.com) wrote: > Is it possible to have one ES instance create an index and then have a > second instance use that created index, without downtime? > > tia > lee > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9fe7a9eb-11dc-4092-8ec4-e5fc11eaebba%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9fe7a9eb-11dc-4092-8ec4-e5fc11eaebba%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9fe7a9eb-11dc-4092-8ec4-e5fc11eaebba%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9fe7a9eb-11dc-4092-8ec4-e5fc11eaebba%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624auqS6oG5PPnTPnSm%2BMN-uyEbeggJJ0bPB0s3KLFr%2B%3DQQ%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624auqS6oG5PPnTPnSm%2BMN-uyEbeggJJ0bPB0s3KLFr%2B%3DQQ%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![ElasticSearch\_Users\_](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ElasticSearch\_Users\_](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ElasticSearch_Users_)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2014, 2:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/swap-indexes/18149/4 "2014-06-17T14:33:59Z")
Not sure I fully understand, but you might be interested in snapshot/restore: > **[Introducing Snapshot & Restore | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/blog/introducing-snapshot-restore)** > > In the last year, we saw a tremendous increase in adoption of Elasticsearch by many companies. As more and more companies are using Elasticsearch as an integral part of their business, high availabili... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7d3639ff-4244-4fcb-84d6-b6f17ce9a585%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7d3639ff-4244-4fcb-84d6-b6f17ce9a585%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_Gee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lee_gee/32/1217_2.png) [@Lee\_Gee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lee_Gee)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 1:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/swap-indexes/18149/5 "2014-08-26T13:12:00Z")
I was looking for the index alias, thanks all. On Tuesday, June 17, 2014 9:31:00 AM UTC+1, Lee Gee wrote: > Is it possible to have one ES instance create an index and then have a > second instance use that created index, without downtime? > > tia > lee -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c577a018-fe46-4b73-a08c-ea07796fa02d%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c577a018-fe46-4b73-a08c-ea07796fa02d%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/swap-indexes/18149/6 "2017-07-06T01:06:24Z")