# Logstash create index only first time after install

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-create-index-only-first-time-after-install/225246>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [March 26, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-create-index-only-first-time-after-install/225246 "2020-03-26T16:57:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![DenisCiobanuAC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@DenisCiobanuAC](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DenisCiobanuAC)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-create-index-only-first-time-after-install/225246/1 "2020-03-26T16:57:49Z")

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I install logstash. It created new index first time, but when i update logstash.conf it does neither create another index nor update existent logs. Actually nothing happens, even if i restart logstash.  
I also set run --config.reload.automatic to reload automatically.  
How can I update logs in Kibana by updating logstash.conf file.

This is logstash.conf:

```auto
input {
  beats {
    port => 5044
  }
}

filter {
  grok {
    match => { "message" => "%{IP:client} - - \[%{HTTPDATE:date_of_request}\]" }
  }
}

output {
  elasticsearch {
    hosts => ["http://localhost:9200"]
  }
}

```

I checked filter grok and it works fine. The "issue" is probably elsewhere.

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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:** [April 23, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-create-index-only-first-time-after-install/225246/2 "2020-04-23T16:57:50Z")

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