# To do backup and restore in Curator using Cron job? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 29, 2017, 7:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/to-do-backup-and-restore-in-curator-using-cron-job/80424 "2017-03-29T07:38:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yaswanth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/94ad74/32.png) [@Yaswanth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yaswanth)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 7:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/to-do-backup-and-restore-in-curator-using-cron-job/80424/1 "2017-03-29T07:38:25Z")
Hi, I have 5 nodes in my ES cluster . If i need to backup and restore everyday in ES cluster using cron job . Question: Do i need to run the cron job in every node of my ES cluster(i.e 5 nodes) or can i run in any single node in my ES cluster? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![jpountz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jpountz/32/45836_2.png) [@jpountz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jpountz)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 8:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/to-do-backup-and-restore-in-curator-using-cron-job/80424/2 "2017-03-29T08:47:33Z")
When it comes to backups, Elasticsearch does not reason in terms of nodes, but in terms of indices. So running the backup call on a single node is enough, just make sure it includes all indices you need to backup. ---
**Author:** ![Yaswanth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/94ad74/32.png) [@Yaswanth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yaswanth)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/to-do-backup-and-restore-in-curator-using-cron-job/80424/3 "2017-03-30T08:10:00Z")
Thanks.. One thing i forgot to say that each node is in one VM . Is it okay then also to run crontab in any one server because i dont know what will happen if a any one server goes down? THANKS ---
**Author:** ![jpountz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jpountz/32/45836_2.png) [@jpountz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jpountz)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/to-do-backup-and-restore-in-curator-using-cron-job/80424/4 "2017-03-31T16:15:08Z")
You'd probably want to put that cron job on a machine that is dedicated to orchestration, it does not need to be one of the nodes of your cluster. ---
**Author:** ![Yaswanth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/94ad74/32.png) [@Yaswanth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yaswanth)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/to-do-backup-and-restore-in-curator-using-cron-job/80424/5 "2017-03-31T16:52:49Z")
> [@jpountz](#): > > machine that is dedicated to orchestration, What does it mean? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![jpountz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jpountz/32/45836_2.png) [@jpountz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jpountz)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 9:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/to-do-backup-and-restore-in-curator-using-cron-job/80424/6 "2017-04-03T09:43:43Z")
I just mean a separate machine that only does simple things that are unlikely to bring it down, like runnig simple cron jobs. ---
**Author:** ![Yaswanth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/94ad74/32.png) [@Yaswanth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yaswanth)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 11:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/to-do-backup-and-restore-in-curator-using-cron-job/80424/7 "2017-04-03T11:34:05Z")
kk. got that Thanks ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2017, 11:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/to-do-backup-and-restore-in-curator-using-cron-job/80424/8 "2017-05-01T11:34:08Z")
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