# Configure Logstash -\> Kafka -\> Logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-logstash-kafka-logstash/52839>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [June 15, 2016, 8:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-logstash-kafka-logstash/52839 "2016-06-15T08:44:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Tom-Kun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tom-kun/32/10114_2.png) [@Tom-Kun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tom-Kun)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 8:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-logstash-kafka-logstash/52839/1 "2016-06-15T08:44:45Z")

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Hello everyone,

I'm actually working on a centralize logs solution for applicative logs and apache logs. But i'm novice with Kafka and i don't understand how to connect Kafka input with the first Logstash and Kafka output with the second Logstash.

Can someone try to help me. I would be grateful.

Regards,  
Tom.

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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:** [June 15, 2016, 8:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-logstash-kafka-logstash/52839/2 "2016-06-15T08:46:54Z")

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You can increase your chances of getting relevant help by moving your topic to the Logstash category. I wouldn't expect the category for the deprecated logstash-forwarder tool to have too many readers.

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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, 4:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-logstash-kafka-logstash/52839/3 "2017-07-06T04:52:46Z")

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