# Codec =\> rubydebug = required in production environment?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/codec-rubydebug-required-in-production-environment/148727>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 16, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/codec-rubydebug-required-in-production-environment/148727 "2018-09-16T02:07:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![ramindia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ramindia/32/32459_2.png) [@ramindia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ramindia)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/codec-rubydebug-required-in-production-environment/148727/1 "2018-09-16T02:07:29Z")

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Once the configuration and stable,

Do we still need this in the config ?

stdout {  
codec =\> rubydebug  
}

Hope this going to consume resources and space in large log environment ?

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/codec-rubydebug-required-in-production-environment/148727/2 "2018-09-16T04:41:14Z")

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No, that is typically only used for troubleshooting.

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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:** [October 14, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/codec-rubydebug-required-in-production-environment/148727/3 "2018-10-14T04:41:26Z")

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