# Logstash 1.5.0 RC3 - Patterns

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-1-5-0-rc3-patterns/487>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 11, 2015, 9:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-1-5-0-rc3-patterns/487 "2015-05-11T09:33:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Szymon\_Raclawicki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@Szymon\_Raclawicki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Szymon_Raclawicki)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 9:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-1-5-0-rc3-patterns/487/1 "2015-05-11T09:33:17Z")

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Hi Guys,

I think I got a bit lost since the upgrade to 1.5.0. Basically, right now I am not sure  
where are the patterns? Do I need to install logstash-patterns-core? Is there any documentation  
showing how I can install it?

Regards,  
Szymon

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**Author:** ![wiibaa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/wiibaa/32/44931_2.png) [@wiibaa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wiibaa)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 10:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-1-5-0-rc3-patterns/487/2 "2015-05-11T10:03:54Z")

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Hi Szymon,

logstash 1.5 architecture is split in plugins to ease versioning and updates,  
so even the patterns are packaged into a gem and handled as a specific project in github for issues and pull requests: [https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-patterns-core](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-patterns-core).

But as before a logstash release contains everything needed to get started.  
For example in 1.5.0rc4 package you can find back the patterns in

vendor\bundle\jruby\1.9\gems\logstash-patterns-core-0.1.10\patterns

If an update would be applied to the pattern and the next version would be published you could then run

bin/plugin update logstash-patterns-core

to fetch these changes only without needing to reinstall a full logstash tarball.

HTH

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**Author:** ![Szymon\_Raclawicki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@Szymon\_Raclawicki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Szymon_Raclawicki)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 10:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-1-5-0-rc3-patterns/487/3 "2015-05-11T10:10:47Z")

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Hi wiibaa,

Many thanks for the reply. Now I got it.

What if I want to include my custom patterns?  
Should I as before refer to a specific directory  
in my configs?

Regards,  
Szymon

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**Author:** ![wiibaa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/wiibaa/32/44931_2.png) [@wiibaa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wiibaa)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 10:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-1-5-0-rc3-patterns/487/4 "2015-05-11T10:39:50Z")

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Indeed the patterns\_dir parameter behaviour is unchanged.  
Alternatively you can still drop your patterns file into the patterns/ folder at the root of your logstash installation for them to be auto-loaded.

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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 6, 2017, 5:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-1-5-0-rc3-patterns/487/5 "2017-07-06T05:40:03Z")

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