# Configuring output to remote machine

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-output-to-remote-machine/201637>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 30, 2019, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-output-to-remote-machine/201637 "2019-09-30T12:32:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Vikash\_Singh1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vikash_singh1/32/42119_2.png) [@Vikash\_Singh1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vikash_Singh1)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-output-to-remote-machine/201637/1 "2019-09-30T12:32:01Z")

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Hi Is it possible to configure the logstash output to a elasticsearch installed on remote ip???

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**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-output-to-remote-machine/201637/2 "2019-09-30T12:51:06Z")

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Yes, the [hosts](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-outputs-elasticsearch.html#plugins-outputs-elasticsearch-hosts) option on an elasticsearch output can be remote.

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**Author:** ![Vikash\_Singh1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vikash_singh1/32/42119_2.png) [@Vikash\_Singh1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vikash_Singh1)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 12:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-output-to-remote-machine/201637/3 "2019-09-30T12:53:09Z")

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in elasticsearch.yml "http.host : remote\_ip"? something like that???

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**Author:** ![Vikash\_Singh1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vikash_singh1/32/42119_2.png) [@Vikash\_Singh1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vikash_Singh1)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-output-to-remote-machine/201637/4 "2019-09-30T12:55:10Z")

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I guess you mean to say in logstash output { elasticsearch { hosts: remote\_ip} }

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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 28, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-output-to-remote-machine/201637/5 "2019-10-28T12:55:11Z")

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