# Executing apache or nginx or linux system file as stdin

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/executing-apache-or-nginx-or-linux-system-file-as-stdin/96484>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 9, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/executing-apache-or-nginx-or-linux-system-file-as-stdin/96484 "2017-08-09T17:13:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Blason](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/blason/32/42284_2.png) [@Blason](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Blason)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/executing-apache-or-nginx-or-linux-system-file-as-stdin/96484/1 "2017-08-09T17:13:09Z")

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Hi Guys,

I have ELK loaded on CentOS7 with nginx reverse proxy, since I am still learning basics for ELK; wanted to know if I can fed nginx logsor apache logs or other linux system logs as stdin to my ELK? If so can someone please guide me how to do that?

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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:** [September 6, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/executing-apache-or-nginx-or-linux-system-file-as-stdin/96484/2 "2017-09-06T17:13:12Z")

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