[[java-admin-indices-create-index]] ==== Create Index Using an <>, you can create an index with all default settings and no mapping: [source,java] -------------------------------------------------- client.admin().indices().prepareCreate("twitter").get(); -------------------------------------------------- [float] [[java-admin-indices-create-index-settings]] ===== Index Settings Each index created can have specific settings associated with it. [source,java] -------------------------------------------------- client.admin().indices().prepareCreate("twitter") .setSettings(Settings.builder() <1> .put("index.number_of_shards", 3) .put("index.number_of_replicas", 2) ) .get(); <2> -------------------------------------------------- <1> Settings for this index <2> Execute the action and wait for the result