# Filebeat input from external source

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-input-from-external-source/176966>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 15, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-input-from-external-source/176966 "2019-04-15T19:44:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![etsai7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba8739/32.png) [@etsai7](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/etsai7)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-input-from-external-source/176966/1 "2019-04-15T19:44:31Z")

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Hello,

I am looking to use an input from either a tcp or udp port. Is this one of the input plugins that comes with the logstash packages, or does it have to be installed as a separate plugin?

Thanks,  
Eric

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**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-input-from-external-source/176966/2 "2019-04-15T20:04:05Z")

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Both udp and tcp ship as part of the standard package.

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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:** [May 13, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-input-from-external-source/176966/3 "2019-05-13T20:04:17Z")

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