# Can Logstash process archived data in the .tar.gz format?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-logstash-process-archived-data-in-the-tar-gz-format/91029>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [June 27, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-logstash-process-archived-data-in-the-tar-gz-format/91029 "2017-06-27T21:58:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 3:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-logstash-process-archived-data-in-the-tar-gz-format/91029/2 "2017-06-28T03:38:37Z")

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No, Logstash can't read files within tar.gz archives. You'll have to write a script that extracts the files into a temporary directory that Logstash can monitor.

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