[[modules-gateway-fs]] === Shared FS Gateway *The shared FS gateway is deprecated and will be removed in a future version. Please use the <> instead.* The file system based gateway stores the cluster meta data and indices in a *shared* file system. Note, since it is a distributed system, the file system should be shared between all different nodes. Here is an example config to enable it: [source,js] -------------------------------------------------- gateway: type: fs -------------------------------------------------- [float] ==== location The location where the gateway stores the cluster state can be set using the `gateway.fs.location` setting. By default, it will be stored under the `work` directory. Note, the `work` directory is considered a temporal directory with Elasticsearch (meaning it is safe to `rm -rf` it), the default location of the persistent gateway in work intentional, *it should be changed*. When explicitly specifying the `gateway.fs.location`, each node will append its `cluster.name` to the provided location. It means that the location provided can safely support several clusters. [float] ==== concurrent_streams The `gateway.fs.concurrent_streams` allow to throttle the number of streams (per node) opened against the shared gateway performing the snapshot operation. It defaults to `5`.