# Index log file in elasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-log-file-in-elasticsearch/141332>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 24, 2018, 9:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-log-file-in-elasticsearch/141332 "2018-07-24T09:04:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![vikas1994](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8edcca/32.png) [@vikas1994](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vikas1994)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 9:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-log-file-in-elasticsearch/141332/1 "2018-07-24T09:04:15Z")

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Hi team,

I am trying to index java application generated log file into elasticsearch.  
How can I do it directly without using any programming language.

## some of the logs I am pasting here .

2018-07-23 11:46:16,885 INFO org.epragati.rta.service.impl.QuestionServiceImpl:https-jsse-nio-1205-exec-134 - Validating Exam Results ApplicationNo /DeviceNumber AP0033084572018LL  
2018-07-23 11:46:16,888 INFO org.epragati.rta.service.impl.LLRServiceImpl:https-jsse-nio-1205-exec-101 - Application Finding Based On Aadhaar No: [526068479617]  
2018-07-23 11:46:16,889 INFO org.epragati.service.um.service.AadharService:https-jsse-nio-1205-exec-62 - Aadhaar Request Time [Mon Jul 23 11:46:16 IST 2018] & Time : [689617363468]  
2018-07-23 11:46:16,898 INFO org.epragati.rta.controller.QuestionContoller:https-jsse-nio-1205-exec-88 - Getting ExamRules Data  
2018-07-23 11:46:16,899 INFO org.epragati.rta.service.impl.DlServiceImpl:https-jsse-nio-1205-exec-120 - DL Details Getting Based On Llr No: [LLRAP03107060418]  
2018-07-23 11:46:16,904 INFO org.epragati.rta.service.impl.LLRServiceImpl:https-jsse-nio-1205-exec-121 - Updating Llr Details [242859183763]  
2018-07-23 11:46:16,907 INFO org.epragati.rta.service.impl.LLRServiceImpl:https-jsse-nio-1205-exec-99 - Updating Llr Details [635921163981]  
2018-07-23 11:46:16,909 INFO org.epragati.rta.controller.DLController:https-jsse-nio-1205-exec-120 - check todays test datetrue  
2018-07-23 11:46:16,913 INFO org.epragati.rta.service.impl.LLRServiceImpl:https-jsse-nio-1205-exec-130 - Updating Llr Details [440644990313]  
2018-07-23 11:46:16,916 ERROR org.epragati.security.web.util.JwtTokenUtil:https-jsse-nio-1205-exec-133 - Exception occured while retrieving claims from token :  
io.jsonwebtoken.ExpiredJwtException: JWT expired at 2018-07-23T11:37:23+0530. Current time: 2018-07-23T11:46:16+0530  
at io.jsonwebtoken.impl.DefaultJwtParser.parse(DefaultJwtParser.java:365)  
at io.jsonwebtoken.impl.DefaultJwtParser.parse(DefaultJwtParser.java:458)  
at io.jsonwebtoken.impl.DefaultJwtParser.parseClaimsJws(DefaultJwtParser.java:518)  
at org.epragati.security.web.util.JwtTokenUtil.getClaimsFromToken(JwtTokenUtil.java:153)  
at org.epragati.security.web.util.JwtTokenUtil.getUsernameFromToken(JwtTokenUtil.java:60)  
at org.epragati.security.AuthenticationTokenFilter.doFilter(AuthenticationTokenFilter.java:57)  
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:331)  
at org.springframework.security.web.authentication.logout.LogoutFilter.doFilter(LogoutFilter.java:116)  
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:331)  
at org.springframework.security.web.header.HeaderWriterFilter.doFilterInternal(HeaderWriterFilter.java:64)  
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107)  
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:331)  
at org.springframework.security.web.context.request.async.WebAsyncManagerIntegrationFilter.doFilterInternal(WebAsyncManagerIntegrationFilter.java:56)  
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107)  
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:331)  
at org.springframework.security.web.context.SecurityContextPersistenceFilter.doFilter(SecurityContextPersistenceFilter.java:105)  
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:331)  
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilterInternal(FilterChainProxy.java:214)  
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:177)

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Thanks  
VIKAS

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-log-file-in-elasticsearch/141332/2 "2018-07-24T09:22:36Z")

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You can use [Filebeat](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/index.html) together with [Elasticsearch ingest pipeline(s)](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/ingest.html) or [Logstash](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/index.html).

Have a look at the following resources:

> **[A Practical Introduction to Logstash
	  	 | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/blog/a-practical-introduction-to-logstash)**
>
> The Elastic Stack tries to make it as easy as possible to ingest data into Elasticsearch. Filebeat is a great tool for tailing files and comes with a set of modules which makes if possible to ingest a...

> **[Should I use Logstash or Elasticsearch ingest nodes?
	  	 | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/blog/should-i-use-logstash-or-elasticsearch-ingest-nodes)**
>
> Logstash was one of the original components of the Elastic Stack, and has long been the tool to use when needing to parse, enrich or process data. Over the years, a great number of input, output and f...

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**Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-log-file-in-elasticsearch/141332/3 "2018-08-21T09:22:42Z")

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