https://f181b6d2.portfolio-efe.pages.dev/tags/indexing/Recent content in Indexing on Jeiman JeyaHugoen-ustech@jeiman.dev (Jeiman Jeya)tech@jeiman.dev (Jeiman Jeya)Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://f181b6d2.portfolio-efe.pages.dev/blog/setup-an-index-alias-that-points-to-multiple-indices-in-elasticsearch/Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000tech@jeiman.dev (Jeiman Jeya)https://f181b6d2.portfolio-efe.pages.dev/blog/setup-an-index-alias-that-points-to-multiple-indices-in-elasticsearch/<p> <figure class="image-figure not-prose my-8" data-lightbox-enabled=" false " data-gallery-type="auto" data-image-width="0" data-image-height="0" data-image-src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1679834868507/38777dfa-0320-4d63-b0e2-1d5fe1334b67.png" > <div class="image-container"> <img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1679834868507/38777dfa-0320-4d63-b0e2-1d5fe1334b67.png" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-gallery-src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1679834868507/38777dfa-0320-4d63-b0e2-1d5fe1334b67.png" data-gallery-alt="" data-gallery-title="" /></div> </figure> </p> <p><strong>Index aliasing</strong> is a powerful feature in Elasticsearch that gives us the ability to control the indices. One could create as many indices as possible and use an alias to point to the right index or one can point the index alias to all indices, depending on your application needs.</p> <h1 id="scenarios">Scenarios<a href="#scenarios" class="heading-anchor" aria-label="Link to this section"><svg class="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><g fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2"><path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71"/><path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71"/></g></svg></a></h1><p>Imagine if you had the following scenarios when working with Elasticsearch for your application needs:</p>