# Logstash http.port auto-increment?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-http-port-auto-increment/57370>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 5, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-http-port-auto-increment/57370 "2016-08-05T16:29:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ave19](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ave19/32/11631_2.png) [@ave19](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ave19)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-http-port-auto-increment/57370/1 "2016-08-05T16:29:54Z")

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Hey!

I have a case where I run two logstash instances on the same system. In v5.0.0-alpha4, when the second one starts, it complains that the port 9600 is already taken.

How about trying 9601? 😃

-ave

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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:** [August 6, 2016, 4:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-http-port-auto-increment/57370/2 "2016-08-06T04:48:39Z")

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Sounds like a great feature request! [https://github.com/elastic/logstash/issues](https://github.com/elastic/logstash/issues)

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**Author:** ![suyograo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/suyograo/32/44898_2.png) [@suyograo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/suyograo)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-http-port-auto-increment/57370/3 "2016-08-26T16:05:26Z")

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It's been fixed recently. Will be in the next alpha release.

[1] [https://github.com/elastic/logstash/pull/5774](https://github.com/elastic/logstash/pull/5774)

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**Author:** ![ave19](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ave19/32/11631_2.png) [@ave19](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ave19)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-http-port-auto-increment/57370/4 "2016-08-26T16:10:00Z")

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Cool, thanks!

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**Author:** ![suyograo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/suyograo/32/44898_2.png) [@suyograo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/suyograo)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-http-port-auto-increment/57370/5 "2016-08-26T16:11:42Z")

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Closed on August 26, 2016, 4:11pm UTC