# Filebeat to read logs from Remote server location

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-to-read-logs-from-remote-server-location/73700>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [February 2, 2017, 2:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-to-read-logs-from-remote-server-location/73700 "2017-02-02T14:40:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Honda\_fred\_elk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/919ad9/32.png) [@Honda\_fred\_elk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Honda_fred_elk)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 2:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-to-read-logs-from-remote-server-location/73700/1 "2017-02-02T14:40:47Z")

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Hello All,

I have a question on Filebeat.

Is it possible filebeat to read the log file data from remote server location?  
Anybody have configured for this situation?

Can I get advice on this?

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:** [February 2, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-to-read-logs-from-remote-server-location/73700/2 "2017-02-02T14:42:59Z")

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> Is it possible filebeat to read the log file data from remote server location?

Only if that remote location is accessible through a normal file system, e.g. over an NFS or CIFS mount.

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**Author:** ![Honda\_fred\_elk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/919ad9/32.png) [@Honda\_fred\_elk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Honda_fred_elk)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-to-read-logs-from-remote-server-location/73700/3 "2017-02-02T14:50:14Z")

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Thanks for your response..

1. If It is accessible .. what are the configuration I should have in filebeat?

[2.In](http://2.In) this case Can I skip filebeat and can I use logstash to read the logs directly from remote location?

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:** [February 2, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-to-read-logs-from-remote-server-location/73700/4 "2017-02-02T15:16:14Z")

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> If It is accessible .. what are the configuration I should have in filebeat?

I'm not sure I understand. The configuration would look exactly the same as if it were a local file, except the path would obviously point to a path within the mounted remote path.

> In this case Can I skip filebeat and can I use logstash to read the logs directly from remote location?

Sure.

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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:** [March 2, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-to-read-logs-from-remote-server-location/73700/5 "2017-03-02T15:16:21Z")

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