# Logstash 5.2: init script for manual tar.gz installation?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-2-init-script-for-manual-tar-gz-installation/74079>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [February 6, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-2-init-script-for-manual-tar-gz-installation/74079 "2017-02-06T15:13:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeremy\_Foran](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jeremy_foran/32/15434_2.png) [@Jeremy\_Foran](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jeremy_Foran)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-2-init-script-for-manual-tar-gz-installation/74079/2 "2017-02-10T21:09:16Z")

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> [@Init.d missing - CentOS 6.8 - 5.0.0rc1](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/init-d-missing-centos-6-8-5-0-0rc1/63674):
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> Running CentOS 6.8, installing 5.0.0 RC1 through yum following the instructions in the docs ([https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/5.0/installing-logstash.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/5.0/installing-logstash.html)) and the init.d scripts are missing for starting/stopping logstash. Using the following repo config, had to turn gpgcheck off as it appears 5.0.0rc1 is not signed: [logstash-5.x] name=Elastic repository for 5.x packages baseurl=https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/5.x-prerelease/yum gpgcheck=0 gpgkey=https://artifacts.elastic.co/GP…

Looks like you simply use  
start logstash  
stop logstash  
status logstash  
restart logstash

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