# ELK Agent - Parse Custom NGINX Log

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-agent-parse-custom-nginx-log/275203>\
**Category:** Endpoint Security\
**Created:** [June 7, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-agent-parse-custom-nginx-log/275203 "2021-06-07T20:50:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![peganet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5e9695/32.png) [@peganet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/peganet)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-agent-parse-custom-nginx-log/275203/1 "2021-06-07T20:50:19Z")

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Hello there,

I am using "Custom Log Format" on my NGINX Reverse Proxy server. I want to make a Dashboard for myself, but the logs appear as messages. When I use the common log format instead of Custom, the data appears correctly in the default dashboard. I want to prepare a very detailed and advanced dashboard, but first I need to parse the custom log format. Otherwise, the data is not coming properly. I collect logs with Elastic Agent. I made NGINX and Endpoint Security integration. How can I parse my Custom Log format?

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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, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-agent-parse-custom-nginx-log/275203/2 "2021-07-05T20:50:59Z")

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