# How to run Logstash on Docker-compose

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-logstash-on-docker-compose/158867
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [November 30, 2018, 7:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-logstash-on-docker-compose/158867 "2018-11-30T07:54:12Z")
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### Author: ![patrick007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@patrick007](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/patrick007)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2018, 7:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-logstash-on-docker-compose/158867/1 "2018-11-30T07:54:12Z")

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Logstash on Docker-compose ? How can we setup the config file

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### Author: ![Jymit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jymit/32/45777_2.png) [@Jymit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jymit)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2018, 8:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-logstash-on-docker-compose/158867/2 "2018-11-30T08:41:26Z")

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```auto
version: "3"
services:
  elasticsearch:
    image: elasticsearch
    ports: 
    - "9200:9200"
    - "9300:9300"
  kibana:
    image: kibana
    ports:
    - "5601:5601"
    links:
    - elasticsearch
    depends_on:
    - elasticsearch
  logstash:
    image: logstash
    links:
    - elasticsearch
    volumes:
    - ./:/config-dir
    command: logstash -f /config-dir/logstash.conf
    depends_on:
    - elasticsearch

```

Just use the section/s from above you need 🙂

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### Author: ![patrick007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@patrick007](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/patrick007)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2018, 9:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-logstash-on-docker-compose/158867/3 "2018-11-30T09:35:26Z")

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Thanks @Jymit Can you tell Where can i specify my logstash config file

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### Author: ![jarpy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jarpy/32/51290_2.png) [@jarpy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jarpy)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-logstash-on-docker-compose/158867/4 "2018-12-03T02:06:14Z")

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I generally recommend using a [bind-mounted configuration file](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/docker-config.html).

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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: [December 31, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-logstash-on-docker-compose/158867/5 "2018-12-31T02:06:16Z")

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