# Journalbeat and logfiles

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/journalbeat-and-logfiles/281013>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** journalbeat\
**Created:** [August 11, 2021, 8:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/journalbeat-and-logfiles/281013 "2021-08-11T08:17:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![colttt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/colttt/32/92047_2.png) [@colttt](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/colttt)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 8:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/journalbeat-and-logfiles/281013/1 "2021-08-11T08:17:32Z")

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Hello short question, is it possible that journalbeat also read normal logfiles (like from nginx/apache) or does it read just journald? And if yes, have I to pay attention to something?

thanks in advanced!

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**Author:** ![colttt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/colttt/32/92047_2.png) [@colttt](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/colttt)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 7:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/journalbeat-and-logfiles/281013/2 "2021-08-18T07:42:30Z")

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no one an idea?

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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:** [September 15, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/journalbeat-and-logfiles/281013/3 "2021-09-15T09:42:45Z")

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