# Import general configuration options

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-general-configuration-options/214846
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [January 13, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-general-configuration-options/214846 "2020-01-13T13:50:47Z")
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### Author: ![YvorL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9fc348/32.png) [@YvorL](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/YvorL)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-general-configuration-options/214846/1 "2020-01-13T13:50:47Z")

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Hi,

Is there a way to import some options (mostly for the input and the output part) from a file to keep the different configuration files more transparent and occasionally the changes easier?

Thanks!

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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: [February 10, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-general-configuration-options/214846/2 "2020-02-10T13:51:03Z")

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