# Filebeat and Logstash Installation

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-logstash-installation/88359>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [June 6, 2017, 6:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-logstash-installation/88359 "2017-06-06T06:28:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![richagautam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9e8a1a/32.png) [@richagautam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/richagautam)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 6:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-logstash-installation/88359/1 "2017-06-06T06:28:49Z")

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Hi all,

We have to develop a solution in which we have to give more than 1000 log files of around 2 GB to Logstash for parsing the logs and giving the structured data.

I am planning to use Filebeat to give the logs to logstash.

Please suggest If i can use filebeat and logstash in Windows environment and what should be the required infrastruce for same like hard disk , Ram , Processor etc.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 6:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-logstash-installation/88359/2 "2017-06-07T06:56:26Z")

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Yes, you can use Logstash and Filebeat for this. If you don't have to process the log files in a certain time there are no particular system requirements.

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**Author:** ![richagautam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9e8a1a/32.png) [@richagautam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/richagautam)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 7:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-logstash-installation/88359/3 "2017-06-07T07:11:26Z")

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Thanks magnusbaeck

Is there any difference in windows and CentOs/Linux version of logstash and filebeat.

Can we install logstash and filebeat in windows rather than installing it on linux?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 7:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-logstash-installation/88359/4 "2017-06-07T07:39:40Z")

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> Is there any difference in windows and CentOs/Linux version of logstash and filebeat.

There are no material differences.

> Can we install logstash and filebeat in windows rather than installing it on linux?

Yes, as I said. Linux is the primary platform though, so Windows-specific bugs are less likely to be discovered and may receive less attention.

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**Author:** ![richagautam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9e8a1a/32.png) [@richagautam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/richagautam)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-logstash-installation/88359/5 "2017-06-07T10:44:57Z")

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thanks for the details .

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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, 10:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-logstash-installation/88359/6 "2017-07-05T10:45:06Z")

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