# Ingesting daily health data into Logstash pipeline for time-series monitoring

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ingesting-daily-health-data-into-logstash-pipeline-for-time-series-monitoring/386059>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 27, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ingesting-daily-health-data-into-logstash-pipeline-for-time-series-monitoring/386059 "2026-04-27T19:27:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![jesscia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@jesscia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jesscia)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ingesting-daily-health-data-into-logstash-pipeline-for-time-series-monitoring/386059/1 "2026-04-27T19:27:51Z")

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Hello everyone,

I am working on a Logstash pipeline to ingest and process daily health monitoring data from a home BP device.

The context of this data is post-operative recovery after a medical procedure ([DIEP flap breast reconstruction surgery](https://txdiepflap.com/)), and I need to track daily blood pressure readings for trend analysis.

My setup involves:

1. Input: JSON/CSV BP readings from a home monitor
2. Processing: Logstash filters for formatting timestamps and values
3. Output: Elasticsearch index for visualization in Kibana

I would like guidance on:

1. Best practice for structuring time-series health data in Logstash
2. Recommended indexing strategy for daily BP readings
3. Any tips for handling small but sensitive datasets efficiently

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ingesting-daily-health-data-into-logstash-pipeline-for-time-series-monitoring/386059/2 "2026-04-28T04:58:50Z")

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Hi @jesscia Welcome to the community.

There are a number of ways to ingest data into Elasticsearch of which logstash is just one. Is there a particular reason you want to use logstash – to learn or just because it seemed like a good fit?

How much data comes in each day?  
Is this for like one person or is this a IoT and you expect to do this for thousands of users?

How does the data get from the device to the CSV or json?

Tell us a little bit more and perhaps we can help.

And of course if you give some sample date of people can definitely help.