# Logstash data

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-data/49765>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 11, 2016, 1:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-data/49765 "2016-05-11T13:07:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Karl\_Trasschaert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Karl\_Trasschaert](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karl_Trasschaert)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2016, 1:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-data/49765/1 "2016-05-11T13:07:30Z")

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Hi,

I will use a already set up elk stack to send data to elastic cloud.

I saw that the data storage of the server hsting the ELK is already full ( i know it's a smaal drive)  
/ is using 99.5% of 25.23GB

Where are located the logstash data ? /var/log/logstash/ ? is it the logsatsh.stdout;\*.gz files ?

if i use logstash to forward to elastic cloud, will it use also a big amount of storage or it will just forward the data to the cloud ?

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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:** [May 12, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-data/49765/2 "2016-05-12T00:23:35Z")

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> [@Karl\_Trasschaert](#):
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> Where are located the logstash data ? /var/log/logstash/ ? is it the logsatsh.stdout;\*.gz files ?

That's the logs that Logstash generates about its own processing.

Are you referring to the data that LS processes into ES though?

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**Author:** ![Karl\_Trasschaert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Karl\_Trasschaert](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karl_Trasschaert)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 7:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-data/49765/3 "2016-05-12T07:37:11Z")

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> [@warkolm](#):
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> Are you referring to the data that LS processes into ES though?

yes the data for LS

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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:** [May 12, 2016, 7:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-data/49765/4 "2016-05-12T07:42:12Z")

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Have a read of [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/setup-dir-layout.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/setup-dir-layout.html)

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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, 4:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-data/49765/5 "2017-07-06T04:57:55Z")

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