# Can we schedule and run multiple conf files simultaneously for Logstash?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-schedule-and-run-multiple-conf-files-simultaneously-for-logstash/39865>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 22, 2016, 10:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-schedule-and-run-multiple-conf-files-simultaneously-for-logstash/39865 "2016-01-22T10:31:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Architha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/architha/32/92477_2.png) [@Architha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Architha)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 10:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-schedule-and-run-multiple-conf-files-simultaneously-for-logstash/39865/1 "2016-01-22T10:31:39Z")

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Hi All,

Can i schedule my logstash config files and run them ? Is there any tool for such purposes ?  
Please reply if you have a solution.  
Thanks in advance !

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 11:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-schedule-and-run-multiple-conf-files-simultaneously-for-logstash/39865/2 "2016-01-22T11:57:01Z")

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On Unix systems, cron is the standard tool for running tasks periodically. Windows also has a task scheduler.

Why would you want to do this? Logstash is typically set up to run continuously.

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**Author:** ![gauravkb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a4c791/32.png) [@gauravkb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gauravkb)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 6:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-schedule-and-run-multiple-conf-files-simultaneously-for-logstash/39865/3 "2016-12-09T06:47:20Z")

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In linux logstash can read all configuration files under the /etc/logstash/conf.d/ directory automatically.  
but there is no such option available in windows, how do i reload the configuration file in windows automatically.  
I'm running logstash 5.0.1

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 6:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-schedule-and-run-multiple-conf-files-simultaneously-for-logstash/39865/4 "2016-12-09T06:48:50Z")

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@gauravkb, please start a new thread for your unrelated question.

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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, 4:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-schedule-and-run-multiple-conf-files-simultaneously-for-logstash/39865/5 "2017-07-06T04:29:57Z")

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