# Having trouble with basic guide, doesn't appear to read any logs

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/having-trouble-with-basic-guide-doesnt-appear-to-read-any-logs/62646>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 10, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/having-trouble-with-basic-guide-doesnt-appear-to-read-any-logs/62646 "2016-10-10T15:39:50Z")\
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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 10, 2016, 8:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/having-trouble-with-basic-guide-doesnt-appear-to-read-any-logs/62646/2 "2016-10-10T20:09:50Z")

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See my response here: [Logstash not indexing the input data to elastic search](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-not-indexing-the-input-data-to-elastic-search/62659)

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