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[[indexing-buffer]]
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=== Indexing Buffer
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The indexing buffer is used to store newly indexed documents. When it fills
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up, the documents in the buffer are written to a segment on disk. It is divided
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between all shards on the node.
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The following settings are _static_ and must be configured on every data node
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in the cluster:
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`indices.memory.index_buffer_size`::
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Accepts either a percentage or a byte size value. It defaults to `10%`,
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meaning that `10%` of the total heap allocated to a node will be used as the
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indexing buffer size shared across all shards.
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`indices.memory.min_index_buffer_size`::
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If the `index_buffer_size` is specified as a percentage, then this
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setting can be used to specify an absolute minimum. Defaults to `48mb`.
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`indices.memory.max_index_buffer_size`::
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If the `index_buffer_size` is specified as a percentage, then this
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setting can be used to specify an absolute maximum. Defaults to unbounded.
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