# Centralization logs : load content of file in elasticsearch or attachments
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/centralization-logs-load-content-of-file-in-elasticsearch-or-attachments/186473
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [June 19, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/centralization-logs-load-content-of-file-in-elasticsearch-or-attachments/186473 "2019-06-19T13:15:43Z")
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### Author:  [@icirco](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/icirco)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/centralization-logs-load-content-of-file-in-elasticsearch-or-attachments/186473/1 "2019-06-19T13:15:43Z")
hello,
My subject :
Some agents supply every days multiple logs (\<50ko per file) on each server (100 servers windows or linux). I would like load logs in ES in order to consult easily the logs from a unique centralized way.
1. loading logs in ES :
Each log file name has interesting information, so the filename must be a field (or split in 2 or 3 fields) in my elasticsearch database : or may be I have to provide the filename in the index name ?
2. content of file :
Elasticsearch is generally used to index data of types like string, number, date, etc... So, I want to load all lines of each file in the database...
But, I think it is also possible to load the file like an attachments ? Is it possible or what is the good practise (advantage/disadvantage) to load all lines in ES ? There are lots of data to load so, what's the best way ?
3. If I want to load all my logs file in ES, may be I have to work on the architecture : for example create an index per file ? Is it a good pratcise ?
I really interessting to have some clues to understand how to build my architecture of centralized logs...
Thanks
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/centralization-logs-load-content-of-file-in-elasticsearch-or-attachments/186473/2 "2019-07-17T13:15:53Z")
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