# How to configure syslog output plugin to useboth tcp and udp protocols based on Remote syslog protocol

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-syslog-output-plugin-to-useboth-tcp-and-udp-protocols-based-on-remote-syslog-protocol/302312>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 13, 2022, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-syslog-output-plugin-to-useboth-tcp-and-udp-protocols-based-on-remote-syslog-protocol/302312 "2022-04-13T09:36:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nikhitha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ba9def/32.png) [@Nikhitha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nikhitha)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-syslog-output-plugin-to-useboth-tcp-and-udp-protocols-based-on-remote-syslog-protocol/302312/1 "2022-04-13T09:36:43Z")

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logstash syslog output plugin protocol should be configured to use tcp or udp dynamically instead of being hardcoded to any one protocol. Can someone help me with this.

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**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-syslog-output-plugin-to-useboth-tcp-and-udp-protocols-based-on-remote-syslog-protocol/302312/2 "2022-04-13T17:58:01Z")

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How do you want it to make the decision which to use?

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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:** [May 11, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-syslog-output-plugin-to-useboth-tcp-and-udp-protocols-based-on-remote-syslog-protocol/302312/3 "2022-05-11T17:58:43Z")

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