# Logstash best practice

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-best-practice/85425>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 11, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-best-practice/85425 "2017-05-11T14:36:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 15, 2017, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-best-practice/85425/7 "2017-05-15T07:06:24Z")

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> Sure, but it's not clear to me how you'll utilize both servers (hence my question about load balancing). As opposed to Elasticsearch, Logstash instance don't form clusters.

--\> the load balancer is F5 with TCP

If I understand correctly F5 will do the balancing to the 2 clients servers and so I will have highly availability with the logstash also?  
Also read this form:

> [@How to make Logstash highly available](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-logstash-highly-available/29926/4):
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> @vikas_gopal @magnusbaeck Check out this discussion as well:

and found that F5 is good for this configuration, Is it correct?

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