# Does logstash require elasticsearch or can it be used as a standalone?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-logstash-require-elasticsearch-or-can-it-be-used-as-a-standalone/198329>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 6, 2019, 1:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-logstash-require-elasticsearch-or-can-it-be-used-as-a-standalone/198329 "2019-09-06T01:05:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![rwatts3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rwatts3/32/39952_2.png) [@rwatts3](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rwatts3)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 1:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-logstash-require-elasticsearch-or-can-it-be-used-as-a-standalone/198329/1 "2019-09-06T01:05:20Z")

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Greetings,

I would like to know if logstash can be used as a standalone or does it have to point to an elasticsearch instance. I cannot seem to find the answer anywhere on the elastic site.

I'd like to simply use logstash as an ETL tool.

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-logstash-require-elasticsearch-or-can-it-be-used-as-a-standalone/198329/2 "2019-09-06T01:16:55Z")

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Definitely can be used standalone...

You will just use an output plug in other than the elasticsearch output plug in

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**Author:** ![rwatts3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rwatts3/32/39952_2.png) [@rwatts3](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rwatts3)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 1:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-logstash-require-elasticsearch-or-can-it-be-used-as-a-standalone/198329/3 "2019-09-06T01:38:19Z")

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Awesome thank you @stephenb

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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 4, 2019, 1:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-logstash-require-elasticsearch-or-can-it-be-used-as-a-standalone/198329/4 "2019-10-04T01:38:20Z")

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