# Gelf input message being truncated after 2KB

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gelf-input-message-being-truncated-after-2kb/101547>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 22, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gelf-input-message-being-truncated-after-2kb/101547 "2017-09-22T23:56:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![ksrb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ksrb/32/22442_2.png) [@ksrb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ksrb)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gelf-input-message-being-truncated-after-2kb/101547/1 "2017-09-22T23:56:17Z")

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Hi I'm using the gelf driver with docker some of our logs are being truncated after exactly 16384 characters (2 KBs).  
Is this expected and if it is there some configuration to increase the message buffer size?

Related docs:  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-inputs-gelf.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-inputs-gelf.html)  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-inputs-udp.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-inputs-udp.html)

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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:** [October 20, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gelf-input-message-being-truncated-after-2kb/101547/2 "2017-10-20T23:56:42Z")

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