# Logstash bind to port 514

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-bind-to-port-514/44022
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [March 10, 2016, 11:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-bind-to-port-514/44022 "2016-03-10T11:33:47Z")
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### Author: ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-bind-to-port-514/44022/2 "2016-03-10T18:32:22Z")

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There are a few options listed [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/413807/is-there-a-way-for-non-root-processes-to-bind-to-privileged-ports-1024-on-l](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/413807/is-there-a-way-for-non-root-processes-to-bind-to-privileged-ports-1024-on-l). I'd probably start with the iptables port redirection.

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