how to move elasticsearch data from one server to another

Question

How do I move Elasticsearch data from one server to another?

I have server A running Elasticsearch 1.1.1 on one local node with mul

Answer 1

I've always had success simply copying the index directory/folder over to the new server and restarting it. You'll find the index id by doing GET /_cat/indices and the folder matching this id is in data\nodes\0\indices (usually inside your elasticsearch folder unless you moved it).