# Is logstash.conf is mandatory?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-logstash-conf-is-mandatory/55453>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 13, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-logstash-conf-is-mandatory/55453 "2016-07-13T23:49:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dubul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9f8e36/32.png) [@dubul](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dubul)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-logstash-conf-is-mandatory/55453/1 "2016-07-13T23:49:10Z")

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I want to send logs using filebeat output as elasticsearch. Do we need to add logstash.conf with beats input and elasticsearch output configs????

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-logstash-conf-is-mandatory/55453/2 "2016-07-14T01:56:43Z")

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Did you ask about your problems with beats on #beats:filebeat channel?

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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 5, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-logstash-conf-is-mandatory/55453/3 "2017-07-05T22:35:53Z")

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Closed on July 5, 2017, 10:35pm UTC