# How to configure Logstash to get live tails logs in kibana dashboard?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-logstash-to-get-live-tails-logs-in-kibana-dashboard/213246>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [December 28, 2019, 6:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-logstash-to-get-live-tails-logs-in-kibana-dashboard/213246 "2019-12-28T06:13:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![ppantang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@ppantang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ppantang)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 6:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-logstash-to-get-live-tails-logs-in-kibana-dashboard/213246/1 "2019-12-28T06:13:48Z")

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I have one custom log file that updates every one min. I am using flebeat to push this logfile to logstash . I want to see live logs with tailing in kibana dashboard how to configure at filebeat end.  
Please help me on this , thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![ppantang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@ppantang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ppantang)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-logstash-to-get-live-tails-logs-in-kibana-dashboard/213246/2 "2019-12-30T11:44:03Z")

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any help on this ???

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**Author:** ![kvch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kvch/32/72058_2.png) [@kvch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kvch)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-logstash-to-get-live-tails-logs-in-kibana-dashboard/213246/3 "2019-12-30T14:24:18Z")

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You need to forward the logs to Elasticsearch from Logstash.  
It is rather a Logstash configuration question, than a Filebeat one, so I am moving the post.

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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:** [January 27, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-logstash-to-get-live-tails-logs-in-kibana-dashboard/213246/4 "2020-01-27T14:24:20Z")

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