# Connect Logstash to ingest node?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connect-logstash-to-ingest-node/54275>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 29, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connect-logstash-to-ingest-node/54275 "2016-06-29T12:24:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![widhalmt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/widhalmt/32/8237_2.png) [@widhalmt](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/widhalmt)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connect-logstash-to-ingest-node/54275/1 "2016-06-29T12:24:24Z")

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Hi,

Do I have to leave `node.ingest` to the default `true` when I want to use Logstash to send events to this node? Or do I need it only if I want to send data directly to Elasticsearch and have it processed with pipelines? Do I have any drawbacks from leaving ingest to true when I only use Logstash to send new data to Elasticsearch?

Cheers,  
Thomas

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**Author:** ![noemie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@noemie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/noemie)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connect-logstash-to-ingest-node/54275/2 "2016-06-29T12:38:56Z")

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Hi,

reading the [Ingest node](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/ingest.html) page, looks like you don't have to leave it to true when you're using Logstash. It seems to be for pre-processing documents the way Logstash does but by indicating the way you want to process your events directly into the elasticsearch node.

I hope this will help you.

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**Author:** ![widhalmt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/widhalmt/32/8237_2.png) [@widhalmt](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/widhalmt)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 12:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connect-logstash-to-ingest-node/54275/3 "2016-06-29T12:46:57Z")

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This is what I got from reading the page.

I just wanted to be sure because I'm not completely sure whether this is used for all sorts of ingesting or just for those with pre-processing pipelines.

Since we both came to the same conclusion I'm quite sure this is right.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![widhalmt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/widhalmt/32/8237_2.png) [@widhalmt](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/widhalmt)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connect-logstash-to-ingest-node/54275/4 "2016-06-29T13:02:09Z")

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I just did a short test with the alpha3 of version 5 and it seems to work.

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**Author:** ![noemie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@noemie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/noemie)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connect-logstash-to-ingest-node/54275/5 "2016-06-29T13:06:57Z")

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Ok thank you for the test 🙂

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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 5, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connect-logstash-to-ingest-node/54275/6 "2017-07-05T22:39:33Z")

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