# Help with logstash/netflow module

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-logstash-netflow-module/118515>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [February 5, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-logstash-netflow-module/118515 "2018-02-05T19:11:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![bossi6of9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8baadc/32.png) [@bossi6of9](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bossi6of9)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-logstash-netflow-module/118515/1 "2018-02-05T19:11:22Z")

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Hi,

I installed/started the netflow module for logstash, but it runs in the foreground. When I broke out of it, my data stopped indexing. How can I start this module and make it run in the background automatically?

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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 6, 2018, 5:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-logstash-netflow-module/118515/2 "2018-02-06T05:27:17Z")

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[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/running-logstash.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/running-logstash.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:** [March 6, 2018, 5:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-logstash-netflow-module/118515/3 "2018-03-06T05:27:24Z")

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