# Can we ship logs from one logstash installed on Windows & one logstash installed on Linux to one cloud instance

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-ship-logs-from-one-logstash-installed-on-windows-one-logstash-installed-on-linux-to-one-cloud-instance/72739>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 25, 2017, 8:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-ship-logs-from-one-logstash-installed-on-windows-one-logstash-installed-on-linux-to-one-cloud-instance/72739 "2017-01-25T08:20:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Deepali5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/43a26b/32.png) [@Deepali5](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Deepali5)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 8:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-ship-logs-from-one-logstash-installed-on-windows-one-logstash-installed-on-linux-to-one-cloud-instance/72739/1 "2017-01-25T08:20:16Z")

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Hi, Can anybody please answer how can I ship logs both from logstash installed on windows and linux to one cloud instance

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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 25, 2017, 8:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-ship-logs-from-one-logstash-installed-on-windows-one-logstash-installed-on-linux-to-one-cloud-instance/72739/2 "2017-01-25T08:22:18Z")

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Cloud instance of what, Logstash?

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**Author:** ![Deepali5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/43a26b/32.png) [@Deepali5](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Deepali5)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 8:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-ship-logs-from-one-logstash-installed-on-windows-one-logstash-installed-on-linux-to-one-cloud-instance/72739/3 "2017-01-25T08:24:40Z")

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I want to simulatneously ship logs to elastic cloud from logstash installed on windows & logstash installed on linux.

From linux box I was able to ship logs but have no idea how to do from windows

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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 25, 2017, 8:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-ship-logs-from-one-logstash-installed-on-windows-one-logstash-installed-on-linux-to-one-cloud-instance/72739/4 "2017-01-25T08:26:39Z")

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Apart from file paths and similar platform differences Logstash works the same on Windows and Linux.

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**Author:** ![Deepali5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/43a26b/32.png) [@Deepali5](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Deepali5)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 8:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-ship-logs-from-one-logstash-installed-on-windows-one-logstash-installed-on-linux-to-one-cloud-instance/72739/5 "2017-01-25T08:27:48Z")

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that means I can do ship my logs simultaneously to same elastic cloud instance right?

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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 25, 2017, 8:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-ship-logs-from-one-logstash-installed-on-windows-one-logstash-installed-on-linux-to-one-cloud-instance/72739/6 "2017-01-25T08:29:40Z")

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Yes! I don't know why you'd think that you can't ship logs from more than one machine at the same time.

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**Author:** ![Deepali5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/43a26b/32.png) [@Deepali5](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Deepali5)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 8:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-ship-logs-from-one-logstash-installed-on-windows-one-logstash-installed-on-linux-to-one-cloud-instance/72739/7 "2017-01-25T08:32:17Z")

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Thanks for the information

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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:** [February 22, 2017, 8:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-ship-logs-from-one-logstash-installed-on-windows-one-logstash-installed-on-linux-to-one-cloud-instance/72739/8 "2017-02-22T08:32:37Z")

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