# An input plugin for HDFS

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/an-input-plugin-for-hdfs/53704
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [June 22, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/an-input-plugin-for-hdfs/53704 "2016-06-22T19:45:48Z")
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### Author: ![ni4ni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d9b06d/32.png) [@ni4ni](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ni4ni)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/an-input-plugin-for-hdfs/53704/1 "2016-06-22T19:45:48Z")

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Hello

I need a HDFS input plugin that will enable logstash to read files from HDFS and index them in Elasticsearch.  
I looked everywhere but all I can find is the reverse operation suggested by webHdfs. Does such plugin exist ?

Thanks

Guy

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/an-input-plugin-for-hdfs/53704/2 "2017-07-06T04:51:05Z")

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