"best_compression", "refresh_interval": "-1", // disable refresh "number_of_shards": "10", // shoot for 40-60gb shards "number_of_replicas": "0", // danger! danger! "translog.durability": “async”, // fsync commit in the background "index.merge.scheduler.max_thread_count": “1" // spinning disks } } High indexing rates require optimizing settings and mappings Getting fast ingest speeds index settings for archive data: Caution! these settings are for short-term indexing! Don’t use for 30, 60, 90 day production data.