# Configuring logstash for use with Elastic Cloud

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-logstash-for-use-with-elastic-cloud/121303>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [February 23, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-logstash-for-use-with-elastic-cloud/121303 "2018-02-23T23:59:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![mrubin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@mrubin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mrubin)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-logstash-for-use-with-elastic-cloud/121303/1 "2018-02-23T23:59:14Z")

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I have some questions regarding configuring logstash to work with my Elastic Cloud cluster (see [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud/master/ec-cloud-id.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud/master/ec-cloud-id.html)).

1. "In our examples, we use the elastic superuser that every version 5.x cluster comes with. ... On a production system, you should adapt these examples by creating a user that can write to and access only the minimally required indices."

How do I do this? By creating a user in Kibana? Is this related to the `logstash_system` role? If I create a new user, what permissions do I need to give them? Or am I supposed to somehow set the password for the `logstash_system` built-in user and use that?

1. "Cloud ID applies only when a Logstash module is enabled, otherwise specifying Cloud ID has no effect."

What does this mean? What is a logstash module? If I have a Kafka input and an Elasticsearch output, am I using a module?

1. "In the Logstash install directory, run the module. For example: `bin/logstash --modules netflow -M "netflow.var.input.udp.port=3555" --cloud.id My_Cluster:MY_CLOUD_ID`"

What is this? Do I have to run the netflow module?

I am currently using the 'elastic' username/password and that's working. I am trying to figure out how to switch logstash to a more-specific user.

Thank you

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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:** [March 23, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-logstash-for-use-with-elastic-cloud/121303/2 "2018-03-23T23:59:15Z")

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