# Logstash does not support to read logs from multiple Docker containers

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-does-not-support-to-read-logs-from-multiple-docker-containers/345542>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [October 23, 2023, 6:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-does-not-support-to-read-logs-from-multiple-docker-containers/345542 "2023-10-23T06:09:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![talbehat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/talbehat/32/84367_2.png) [@talbehat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/talbehat)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 6:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-does-not-support-to-read-logs-from-multiple-docker-containers/345542/1 "2023-10-23T06:09:33Z")

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I have multiple docker containers in host.

For example :-

1. tomcat process docker container,
2. elasticsearch process docker container,
3. postgresql process docker container.

And Logstash are running in seperate docker container in same host.

How logstash will read logs from containers and use logstash-input-file plugins.

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**Author:** ![Biswajit\_naik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/biswajit_naik/32/126752_2.png) [@Biswajit\_naik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Biswajit_naik)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 7:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-does-not-support-to-read-logs-from-multiple-docker-containers/345542/2 "2023-10-23T07:25:38Z")

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i am using logstash version 7.4.3 and facing same issue with multiple docker container

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**Author:** ![ashishtiwari1993](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ashishtiwari1993/32/135241_2.png) [@ashishtiwari1993](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ashishtiwari1993)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 10:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-does-not-support-to-read-logs-from-multiple-docker-containers/345542/3 "2023-10-25T10:13:46Z")

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HI @talbehat,

I am not sure you getting any specific error, But you can simply specify the container log path

```sh
path => "/var/lib/docker/*"

```

Also you can do same thing with [Filebeat](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-input-log.html) and [Elastic Agent](https://docs.elastic.co/en/integrations/docker)

## Application Logs

If you want to ship application logs, Just mount the volume with your logstash and other containers.

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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:** [November 22, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-does-not-support-to-read-logs-from-multiple-docker-containers/345542/4 "2023-11-22T10:14:26Z")

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