# Logstash install and startup error **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [May 17, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-install-and-startup-error/273208 "2021-05-17T17:48:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MKirby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@MKirby](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MKirby)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-install-and-startup-error/273208/1 "2021-05-17T17:48:31Z")
Good Afternoon; I am new to the ELK tools and am in the midst of a proof of concept using them. I am testing on a Windows 10 Professional box and have been able to install and get running both ElasticSearch and Kibana. However when I attempt to run the Logstash I receive the following: logstash stopped processing becase of an error: (SystemExit) exit org.jruby.exception.SystemExit: (SystemExit) exit. i have been following the How to Install ElkStack found on the following website: > **[How to install ELK stack or Elastic stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)...](https://iteritory.com/how-to-install-elk-stack-or-elastic-stack-elasticsearch-logstash-kibana-in-windows/)** > > Learn what is ELK stack. Learn how to install ELK stack or Elastic stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) in windows system. This has worked for the most part. When I go through the process for the Logstash it does start the API on port 9600 and then immediately turns it off. Any help is much appreciated. I am still in the testing phase. MKirby ---
**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-install-and-startup-error/273208/2 "2021-05-17T18:13:18Z")
> [@MKirby](#): > > logstash stopped processing becase of an error: (SystemExit) exit org.jruby.exception.SystemExit: (SystemExit) exit. What does you logstash configuration file look like? What other messages does logstash log? ---
**Author:** ![MKirby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@MKirby](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MKirby)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-install-and-startup-error/273208/3 "2021-05-17T18:20:30Z")
Badger; My logstash config file is very basic at the moment. It is a copy and past of the logstash-sample.conf file. The logstash-plain log file is the only one collecting data, the depreication.log and slowlog-plain.log are not being populated. What I am seeing the logstash-plain.log file is: Thank you for your feedback and assistance. ---
**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-install-and-startup-error/273208/4 "2021-05-17T18:29:18Z")
> [@MKirby](#): > > What I am seeing the logstash-plain.log file is: and what is that? ---
**Author:** ![MKirby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@MKirby](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MKirby)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-install-and-startup-error/273208/5 "2021-05-17T18:33:18Z")
Sorry, thought I had it copied out. Here is what is repeated in the logstash-plain log. [2021-05-17T13:13:09,198][INFO][logstash.runner] Log4j configuration path used is: D:\ELK\Logstash\logstash-7.12.1\config\log4j2.properties [2021-05-17T13:13:09,211][INFO][logstash.runner] Starting Logstash {"logstash.version"=\>"7.12.1", "jruby.version"=\>"jruby 9.2.13.0 (2.5.7) 2020-08-03 9a89c94bcc OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM 11.0.10+9 on 11.0.10+9 +indy +jit [mswin32-x86\_64]"} [2021-05-17T13:13:09,342][WARN][logstash.config.source.multilocal] Ignoring the 'pipelines.yml' file because modules or command line options are specified [2021-05-17T13:13:10,049][INFO][logstash.config.source.local.configpathloader] No config files found in path {:path=\>"d:/elk/logstasch/bin/logstasch.conf"} [2021-05-17T13:13:10,132][ERROR][logstash.config.sourceloader] No configuration found in the configured sources. [2021-05-17T13:13:10,347][INFO][logstash.agent] Successfully started Logstash API endpoint {:port=\>9600} [2021-05-17T13:13:10,468][INFO][logstash.runner] Logstash shut down. [2021-05-17T13:13:10,479][FATAL][org.logstash.Logstash] Logstash stopped processing because of an error: (SystemExit) exit org.jruby.exceptions.SystemExit: (SystemExit) exit at org.jruby.RubyKernel.exit(org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:747) ~[jruby-complete-9.2.13.0.jar:?] at org.jruby.RubyKernel.exit(org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:710) ~[jruby-complete-9.2.13.0.jar:?] at D\_3a\_.ELK.Logstash.logstash\_minus\_7\_dot\_12\_dot\_1.lib.bootstrap.environment.(D:\ELK\Logstash\logstash-7.12.1\lib\bootstrap\environment.rb:89) ~[?:?] ---
**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-install-and-startup-error/273208/6 "2021-05-17T18:41:02Z")
> [@MKirby](#): > > No config files found in path {:path=\>"d:/elk/logstasch/bin/logstasch.conf"} The file does not exist. Is logstasch a typo? ---
**Author:** ![MKirby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@MKirby](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MKirby)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-install-and-startup-error/273208/7 "2021-05-17T19:02:37Z")
Thank you for catching those spelling mistakes. I have been looking at this for too long the extra set of eyes is a big help. I will make the changes and let you know what the results are. ---
**Author:** ![MKirby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@MKirby](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MKirby)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-install-and-startup-error/273208/8 "2021-05-17T19:46:19Z")
Badger; I got it to work. Thank you for your help in this. End result was I left out a branch in the folders to get to where the logstach.conf file was. After i added the full path to the conf file it worked. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-install-and-startup-error/273208/9 "2021-06-14T19:46:58Z")
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