# How to reload logstash conf files - Docker container
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-reload-logstash-conf-files-docker-container/201817
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [October 1, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-reload-logstash-conf-files-docker-container/201817 "2019-10-01T13:58:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@kmiklas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kmiklas)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-reload-logstash-conf-files-docker-container/201817/1 "2019-10-01T13:58:39Z")
What is the easiest way to tell Logstash to reload its configuration (.conf) files?
I am now running the Elastic Stack, and Logstash, in a Docker container (sebp-elk, to be specific).
Now, I am restarting the entire container with this command:
```
sudo docker restart elk
```
...this is a bit overkill.
Is there a way to tell Logstash, "Hey, the config has changed. Please reload."
tyvm, Keith
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### Author:  [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-reload-logstash-conf-files-docker-container/201817/2 "2019-10-01T17:02:55Z")
Add --config.reload.automatic to the command line. It will then reload the configuration whenever it changes.
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### Author:  [@kmiklas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kmiklas)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-reload-logstash-conf-files-docker-container/201817/3 "2019-10-01T18:46:44Z")
Thx for response. I'm running sebp-elk in a docker container.
I also want to do it manually for now.
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### Author:  [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-reload-logstash-conf-files-docker-container/201817/4 "2019-10-01T19:00:03Z")
OK, send it a SIGHUP and it will reload the configuration.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-reload-logstash-conf-files-docker-container/201817/5 "2019-10-29T19:00:06Z")
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