# Filebeat loadbalancer logstash scalability

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-loadbalancer-logstash-scalability/95204>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [July 31, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-loadbalancer-logstash-scalability/95204 "2017-07-31T14:44:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![abhiroyg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9bcb4/32.png) [@abhiroyg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/abhiroyg)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-loadbalancer-logstash-scalability/95204/1 "2017-07-31T14:44:07Z")

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Hi,

If I use Filebeat internal loadbalancer, and say I want to add a new logstash node. I would have to take down all my filebeat instances and then change the configuration and start them up, right ? Is there another way ? Please suggest.

We have like 20 nodes that have filebeat running ( and two logstash instances), and it will increase in the future. It is bit inconvenient to take down and start all of them. What is a good combination of filebeat nodes-logstash nodes.

Thank you!

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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:** [July 31, 2017, 11:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-loadbalancer-logstash-scalability/95204/2 "2017-07-31T23:15:32Z")

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You could use a load balancer in front of things. Or maybe a DNS CNAME with multiple records.

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**Author:** ![abhiroyg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9bcb4/32.png) [@abhiroyg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/abhiroyg)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 7:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-loadbalancer-logstash-scalability/95204/3 "2017-08-01T07:36:30Z")

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Thank you! I will try the load balancer.

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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:** [August 29, 2017, 7:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-loadbalancer-logstash-scalability/95204/4 "2017-08-29T07:36:36Z")

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