elastic/curator

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3081 stars · 628 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Elasticsearch Curator is a Python command-line tool for managing Elasticsearch indices, including deleting, closing, snapshotting, and other lifecycle actions driven by declarative configuration files. It supports version-matched releases for Elasticsearch 6.x through 8.x.

Use cases

• delete old elasticsearch indices automatically
• manage elasticsearch index lifecycle
• snapshot elasticsearch indices on a schedule
• close or force-merge stale elasticsearch indices
• clean up log indices in elasticsearch
• automate elasticsearch index retention policies

When to choose

• you run self-managed Elasticsearch and need automated index cleanup or snapshots
• you want declarative, scriptable index management via cron or CI
• you need version-matched tooling for Elasticsearch 6.x-8.x

When to avoid

• you use Elastic Cloud or ILM (index lifecycle management) features that handle retention natively
• you need a GUI or dashboard-based cluster management tool
• you only use OpenSearch, which has diverged from Elasticsearch APIs

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

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