Creating time-based index in Elasticsearch using NEST (.NET clients for Elasticsearch)

Introduction

One of the most common use cases in Elasticsearch is to create time-based indexes for logs. In this blog, we will see how to create time-based index on run time using NEST (.NET clients for Elastic search).

When it comes to logging, we usually create a log file everyday to isolate the logs and get only the ones relevant for analysis, when required. If we store the logs in a relational database, we commonly have one table. With time, the entries on this table grow and to check the number of records on table, we usually delete the old records from the table at specific interval.