# Gzipped input for logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gzipped-input-for-logstash/63448>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 19, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gzipped-input-for-logstash/63448 "2016-10-19T21:40:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![soudipta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@soudipta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/soudipta)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gzipped-input-for-logstash/63448/1 "2016-10-19T21:40:57Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible to ingest tar.gz files into logstash. I tried the gzip-lines codec, but it did not work. can someone please suggest if there is alternatives to get zipped files ingested into logstash?

Thanks,  
Soudipta

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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:** [October 23, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gzipped-input-for-logstash/63448/2 "2016-10-23T16:49:57Z")

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The gzip\_lines codec should work for gzipped _text_ files, but what do you expect Logstash should do with a _tar_ file? Those aren't even supported if they're not gzipped.

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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 6, 2017, 4:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gzipped-input-for-logstash/63448/3 "2017-07-06T04:33:10Z")

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