# How can I use Logstash pipeline in Elastic Cloud? **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [May 20, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-use-logstash-pipeline-in-elastic-cloud/181853 "2019-05-20T14:37:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![grad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/grad/32/23492_2.png) [@grad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/grad)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-use-logstash-pipeline-in-elastic-cloud/181853/1 "2019-05-20T14:37:37Z")
Hi all... In Kibana settings there are 5 fine settings elasticsearch, kibana, logstash, beats and security. What is "Logstash Pipeline" configuration if Logstash is not present in the stack? Otherwise, how can I use those pipeline definitions? thanks a lot, grad ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_Piggott](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alex_piggott/32/11053_2.png) [@Alex\_Piggott](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alex_Piggott)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-use-logstash-pipeline-in-elastic-cloud/181853/2 "2019-05-20T14:50:18Z")
Hi @grad Separately deployed `logstash` instances can be configured to get their state from an `ES` cluster So the `logstashes` aren't part of Cloud or ECE, but the destination `ES` _is_, and it contains the configuration state that the remote `logstashes` all read (If no logstash services are configured to connect to the ES cluster, then those pipeline settings are simply ignored) Alex ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-use-logstash-pipeline-in-elastic-cloud/181853/3 "2019-06-03T14:50:20Z")
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