# Import/Upload a specific log file in Kibana

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-upload-a-specific-log-file-in-kibana/48775>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [April 29, 2016, 7:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-upload-a-specific-log-file-in-kibana/48775 "2016-04-29T07:19:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Leor\_Aaron\_Dimalanta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leor_aaron_dimalanta/32/9476_2.png) [@Leor\_Aaron\_Dimalanta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Leor_Aaron_Dimalanta)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 7:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-upload-a-specific-log-file-in-kibana/48775/1 "2016-04-29T07:19:51Z")

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Hello Guys,

Im currently new in ELK world. I was a former splunk developer, In splunk you can just upload the specific log file you want... anyway is there any way to import/upload a specific log file in Kibana without creating a conf file in logstash?

Can you guys provide a documentation or readable materials for this?

Thanks,  
Regards,  
Leor

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 7:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-upload-a-specific-log-file-in-kibana/48775/2 "2016-04-29T07:28:04Z")

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No, Kibana has no upload abilities of the kind you describe.

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**Author:** ![Leor\_Aaron\_Dimalanta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leor_aaron_dimalanta/32/9476_2.png) [@Leor\_Aaron\_Dimalanta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Leor_Aaron_Dimalanta)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 7:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-upload-a-specific-log-file-in-kibana/48775/3 "2016-04-29T07:35:20Z")

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So Basically, All the upload and import of log files should be done by logstash?

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-upload-a-specific-log-file-in-kibana/48775/4 "2016-04-29T07:44:58Z")

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Typically yes, but Logstash doesn't perform any magic so if you have another tool that's fine too. The important thing is what eventually ends up in the Elasticsearch indexes.

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**Author:** ![Leor\_Aaron\_Dimalanta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leor_aaron_dimalanta/32/9476_2.png) [@Leor\_Aaron\_Dimalanta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Leor_Aaron_Dimalanta)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-upload-a-specific-log-file-in-kibana/48775/5 "2016-04-29T09:09:01Z")

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Ok Thanks!

I think i need to read more about the interaction of ElasticSearch, Logstash and Kibana.

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-upload-a-specific-log-file-in-kibana/48775/6 "2017-07-06T13:54:46Z")

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