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title: "Shards and replicas"
description: "How can you separate shard partitioning from replica redundancy?"
status: "coming-soon"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://bulnik.dev/en/articles/topics/T24.03/"
topicId: "T24.03"
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> Coming soon — this article is being prepared. Below are its question, intended outcome, and place in the story.

## The question

How can you separate shard partitioning from replica redundancy?

## What we will work through

Separate shard partitioning from replica redundancy.

## Before you begin

Previously covered: Documents, indices, and mappings.

- [Documents, indices, and mappings](/en/articles/topics/T24.01/)