# Live reload of mmdb files in a logstash filter

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/live-reload-of-mmdb-files-in-a-logstash-filter/178158>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 24, 2019, 5:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/live-reload-of-mmdb-files-in-a-logstash-filter/178158 "2019-04-24T05:49:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Louis\_Ruben](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/louis_ruben/32/44752_2.png) [@Louis\_Ruben](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Louis_Ruben)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 5:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/live-reload-of-mmdb-files-in-a-logstash-filter/178158/1 "2019-04-24T05:49:36Z")

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Hello,  
Is there a way to replace an mmdb file which is used in a filter without stopping and starting back logstash? For ex. if I want to use an updated version of an mmdb file. I'm using the version 6.4.3 of logstash actually.

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**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/live-reload-of-mmdb-files-in-a-logstash-filter/178158/2 "2019-04-24T13:46:11Z")

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[No](https://github.com/maxmind/GeoIP2-java/issues/27).

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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:** [May 22, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/live-reload-of-mmdb-files-in-a-logstash-filter/178158/3 "2019-05-22T14:00:52Z")

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