# To store opensearch snapshot, the storage should be shared file system?

**URL:** <https://forum.opensearch.org/t/to-store-opensearch-snapshot-the-storage-should-be-shared-file-system/16615>\
**Category:** OpenSearch\
**Created:** [November 9, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/to-store-opensearch-snapshot-the-storage-should-be-shared-file-system/16615 "2023-11-09T13:44:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Varun\_Srinivasa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5e9695/32.png) [@Varun\_Srinivasa](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/Varun_Srinivasa)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/to-store-opensearch-snapshot-the-storage-should-be-shared-file-system/16615/1 "2023-11-09T13:44:02Z")

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Hi Team,

Can you please confirm ,For opensearch backup and restore to work , the storage used should be a should be a shared file system ?

Regards,  
Varun S

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**Author:** ![Mantas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mantas](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/Mantas)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/to-store-opensearch-snapshot-the-storage-should-be-shared-file-system/16615/2 "2023-11-09T14:30:56Z")

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“A snapshot repository is just a storage location: a shared file system, Amazon S3, Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), Azure Storage, etc.”

please see more details here: [Take and restore snapshots - OpenSearch documentation](https://opensearch.org/docs/1.2/opensearch/snapshot-restore/#register-repository)