# How set filebeat output logstash speed limit?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-set-filebeat-output-logstash-speed-limit/43359>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [March 3, 2016, 9:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-set-filebeat-output-logstash-speed-limit/43359 "2016-03-03T09:51:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![iyaozhen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/iyaozhen/32/7276_2.png) [@iyaozhen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/iyaozhen)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2016, 9:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-set-filebeat-output-logstash-speed-limit/43359/1 "2016-03-03T09:51:15Z")

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I use Filebeat and logshtash, But I worry most of message use high NET\_OUT\_BITPS, and affect online business. 😓

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2016, 9:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-set-filebeat-output-logstash-speed-limit/43359/2 "2016-03-03T09:52:33Z")

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You cannot slow filebeat, the only way to do this would be to do something on the network level like QoS.

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**Author:** ![iyaozhen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/iyaozhen/32/7276_2.png) [@iyaozhen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/iyaozhen)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2016, 9:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-set-filebeat-output-logstash-speed-limit/43359/3 "2016-03-03T09:55:05Z")

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It is mean Filebeat not known itself output speed (like 3MB/s).

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2016, 9:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-set-filebeat-output-logstash-speed-limit/43359/4 "2016-03-03T09:56:29Z")

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Filebeat will just process things as fast as it can.

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**Author:** ![iyaozhen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/iyaozhen/32/7276_2.png) [@iyaozhen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/iyaozhen)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2016, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-set-filebeat-output-logstash-speed-limit/43359/5 "2016-03-03T09:58:33Z")

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Thx, It’s clear to me now.

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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 5, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-set-filebeat-output-logstash-speed-limit/43359/6 "2017-07-05T21:55:06Z")

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