# Logstash installation on windows **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [June 13, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-installation-on-windows/52609 "2016-06-13T12:17:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Surya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Surya](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Surya)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-installation-on-windows/52609/1 "2016-06-13T12:17:48Z")
steps to install logstash in windows. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-installation-on-windows/52609/2 "2016-06-14T03:46:47Z")
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/installing-logstash.html#installing-binary](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/installing-logstash.html#installing-binary) ---
**Author:** ![Surya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Surya](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Surya)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-installation-on-windows/52609/3 "2016-06-14T04:31:21Z")
Hi Mark Walcom, Thanks for the reply. I guess the above link for logstash installation is specific to Linux and Redhat. Orelse what does the APT and YUM specifies and how to download and install the Public Signing Key. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 6:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-installation-on-windows/52609/4 "2016-06-14T06:10:55Z")
If you go to the downloads page you will see a zip, that is the Windows version. ---
**Author:** ![Surya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Surya](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Surya)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 6:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-installation-on-windows/52609/5 "2016-06-14T06:44:17Z")
How to download and install the Public Signing Key. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 6:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-installation-on-windows/52609/6 "2016-06-14T06:45:18Z")
You don't need to. ---
**Author:** ![Surya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Surya](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Surya)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 6:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-installation-on-windows/52609/7 "2016-06-14T06:50:33Z")
I have already downloaded the logstash zip file. How to install this in elastic search ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 6:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-installation-on-windows/52609/8 "2016-06-14T06:51:12Z")
They are stand alone apps. ---
**Author:** ![Surya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Surya](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Surya)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 6:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-installation-on-windows/52609/9 "2016-06-14T06:58:15Z")
My requirement is to filter the elastic search index based on datetime and to keep the backup of these filter using the logstash. So how I can attain this. ---
**Author:** ![Surya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Surya](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Surya)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 7:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-installation-on-windows/52609/10 "2016-06-14T07:28:58Z")
Could you please tell me the steps to install logstash with the downloaded logstash zip file ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 7:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-installation-on-windows/52609/11 "2016-06-14T07:40:08Z")
You just unzip it, there is no install process for Windows other than that. ---
**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, 4:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-installation-on-windows/52609/12 "2017-07-06T04:53:08Z")