# Using S3 as storage for elasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-s3-as-storage-for-elasticsearch/294007>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 11, 2022, 9:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-s3-as-storage-for-elasticsearch/294007 "2022-01-11T09:47:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yang\_Yang2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yang_yang2/32/100128_2.png) [@Yang\_Yang2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yang_Yang2)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 9:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-s3-as-storage-for-elasticsearch/294007/1 "2022-01-11T09:47:40Z")

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Is it possible to use the S3 as a data storage for Elasticsearch?

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-s3-as-storage-for-elasticsearch/294007/2 "2022-01-11T10:35:26Z")

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It is only possible for older indices that no longer receive writes or updates though the use of [searchable snapshots](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.16/searchable-snapshots.html).

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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:** [February 8, 2022, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-s3-as-storage-for-elasticsearch/294007/3 "2022-02-08T10:36:05Z")

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