# Can I set maximum backlog retention?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-set-maximum-backlog-retention/29609>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 18, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-set-maximum-backlog-retention/29609 "2015-09-18T23:37:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Sam\_Saffron](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sam_saffron/32/44937_2.png) [@Sam\_Saffron](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sam_Saffron)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-set-maximum-backlog-retention/29609/1 "2015-09-18T23:37:14Z")

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Is there a way to configure logstash forwarder so it only retains say 5 minutes of logs if it is unable to transmit stuff to logstash? (cause it is stopped or what not)

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-set-maximum-backlog-retention/29609/2 "2015-09-19T01:36:18Z")

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Nope, but it's not a bad idea.  
It'd be worth raising a feature request for this 😄

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**Author:** ![Sam\_Saffron](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sam_saffron/32/44937_2.png) [@Sam\_Saffron](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sam_Saffron)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-set-maximum-backlog-retention/29609/3 "2015-09-19T01:55:58Z")

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What is the process for feature requests? Where should I raise that?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 1:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-set-maximum-backlog-retention/29609/4 "2015-09-19T01:57:03Z")

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Head to [https://github.com/elastic/logstash-forwarder/issues](https://github.com/elastic/logstash-forwarder/issues)

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**Author:** ![Sam\_Saffron](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sam_saffron/32/44937_2.png) [@Sam\_Saffron](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sam_Saffron)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2015, 4:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-set-maximum-backlog-retention/29609/5 "2015-09-20T04:28:37Z")

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Cool done

> <https://github.com/elastic/logstash-forwarder/issues/528>

🙂

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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, 5:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-set-maximum-backlog-retention/29609/6 "2017-07-06T05:28:37Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 5:28am UTC