Setting up snapshot repository
After you’ve set up a functional Elastic cluster, we recommend setting up a snapshot repository according to your deployment method. This allows you to back up your valuable data. Elasticsearch features a native capability for data backup and restoration.
When you create a deployment on Elastic Cloud, it comes also with a default repository called found repository. In this recipe, you’ll learn how to register and manage a snapshot repository for an Amazon S3 bucket with Elastic Cloud, a popular option. The setup concepts can also apply to other cloud repositories, such as Google Cloud Storage or Azure Blob Storage, and self-managed repositories.
Later in the book, we will provide a guide on how to configure and execute snapshot and restore operations.
Getting ready
Make sure that your Elastic Cloud deployment is up and running and that you have sufficient permissions to create and configure S3 buckets on AWS.
