# Logstash application log writting to same file continueosly

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-application-log-writting-to-same-file-continueosly/50321>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 18, 2016, 8:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-application-log-writting-to-same-file-continueosly/50321 "2016-05-18T08:58:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![baneshbanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@baneshbanna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/baneshbanna)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 8:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-application-log-writting-to-same-file-continueosly/50321/1 "2016-05-18T08:58:18Z")

</div>

Logstash application writting continuosly logs to one file.  
After some days it becoming a bigger file.Not able to read or open.  
How make it to rolling every day.

logstash instance running as a service.  
Thanks in advance.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 11:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-application-log-writting-to-same-file-continueosly/50321/2 "2016-05-18T11:23:42Z")

</div>

Are you asking for assistance here, it's not really clear what you are expecting or looking for.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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, 4:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-application-log-writting-to-same-file-continueosly/50321/3 "2017-07-06T04:57:10Z")

</div>