# Example for remote path in logstash conf file

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/example-for-remote-path-in-logstash-conf-file/49260>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 5, 2016, 7:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/example-for-remote-path-in-logstash-conf-file/49260 "2016-05-05T07:10:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![vadimso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9fc29f/32.png) [@vadimso](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vadimso)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 7:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/example-for-remote-path-in-logstash-conf-file/49260/1 "2016-05-05T07:10:38Z")

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Hello All,  
Can someone give me pls example how to specify remote path in logstash conf file?  
i mean in section :input {  
file {  
path =\> REMOTE PATH (to other server in linux environment)  
Tnx  
Vadim

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 7:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/example-for-remote-path-in-logstash-conf-file/49260/2 "2016-05-05T07:20:36Z")

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You mean like NFS?

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**Author:** ![vadimso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9fc29f/32.png) [@vadimso](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vadimso)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 7:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/example-for-remote-path-in-logstash-conf-file/49260/3 "2016-05-05T07:22:26Z")

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Hi, i need to specify the mongo db log location, so yes like NFS

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 7:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/example-for-remote-path-in-logstash-conf-file/49260/4 "2016-05-05T07:23:28Z")

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Well unless the path has been mounted locally, using something like NFS, there is no way.

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**Author:** ![vadimso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9fc29f/32.png) [@vadimso](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vadimso)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 9:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/example-for-remote-path-in-logstash-conf-file/49260/5 "2016-05-05T09:44:19Z")

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Sorry , didn't get you . Can you pls explain?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/example-for-remote-path-in-logstash-conf-file/49260/6 "2016-05-05T09:50:40Z")

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You cannot read a remote file from a host.

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**Author:** ![vadimso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9fc29f/32.png) [@vadimso](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vadimso)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 9:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/example-for-remote-path-in-logstash-conf-file/49260/7 "2016-05-05T09:52:23Z")

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so how to accomplish it?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/example-for-remote-path-in-logstash-conf-file/49260/8 "2016-05-05T09:53:11Z")

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Install filebeat on the remote host and then ship the data over to Logstash.

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**Author:** ![vadimso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9fc29f/32.png) [@vadimso](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vadimso)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/example-for-remote-path-in-logstash-conf-file/49260/9 "2016-05-05T09:54:21Z")

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Oh,great, filebeat .missed that point ,tnx

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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 6, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/example-for-remote-path-in-logstash-conf-file/49260/10 "2017-07-06T04:59:17Z")

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