# Logstash config file

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-file/38448>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 5, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-file/38448 "2016-01-05T23:21:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![matthewjon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@matthewjon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/matthewjon)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-file/38448/1 "2016-01-05T23:21:16Z")

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Is there a way to have the logstash config file be served from a http endpoint?

I thought I saw somewhere I can centralize the config files...and point the command line to an endpoint.

Thanks  
MD

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**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:** [January 5, 2016, 11:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-file/38448/2 "2016-01-05T23:58:58Z")

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No you cannot (yet), we recommend the use of puppet/chef/ansible/whatever.

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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, 5:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-file/38448/3 "2017-07-06T05:16:43Z")

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