# Indices not creating after logstah starting with Systemctl service

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-not-creating-after-logstah-starting-with-systemctl-service/304871
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [May 16, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-not-creating-after-logstah-starting-with-systemctl-service/304871 "2022-05-16T21:16:33Z")
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#### Post date: [May 25, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-not-creating-after-logstah-starting-with-systemctl-service/304871/26 "2022-05-25T13:04:53Z")

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> [@Karthik9099](#):
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> And is it mandatory to keep Logstash and Elasticsearch in the same version?

No, but not every version is compatible with every other version. See [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logtstash-updating-fron-7-9-to-7-16-2/298453/2) post.

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