# Logstash is not listening on the port from .conf file

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-is-not-listening-on-the-port-from-conf-file/275023>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [June 5, 2021, 10:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-is-not-listening-on-the-port-from-conf-file/275023 "2021-06-05T10:38:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![devashishsingh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/devashishsingh/32/89628_2.png) [@devashishsingh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/devashishsingh)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 10:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-is-not-listening-on-the-port-from-conf-file/275023/1 "2021-06-05T10:38:17Z")

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I am trying to get TCP 6514 for SSL enabled logs to Logstash. I created a simple .conf file with no filters and then restarted Logstash. Still the localhost doesn't seems to listen on 6514.

In addition to this, when I restarted the service it gave me failed followed by started, is it something to troubleshoot for connection issue?

systemd[1]: logstash.service still around after final SIGKILL. Entering failed mode.  
systemd[1]: Stopped logstash.  
systemd[1]: Unit logstash.service entered failed state.  
systemd[1]: logstash.service failed.  
systemd[1]: Started logstash.logstash.service stop-final-sigterm timed out. Killing.  
systemd[1]: logstash.service still around after final SIGKILL. Entering failed mode.  
systemd[1]: Stopped logstash.  
systemd[1]: Unit logstash.service entered failed state.  
systemd[1]: logstash.service failed.  
systemd[1]: Started logstash.  
 ![simple.conf](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/a/7/a722ac56c246c837fdd53415e4447715812606b6.jpeg)

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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:** [June 7, 2021, 4:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-is-not-listening-on-the-port-from-conf-file/275023/2 "2021-06-07T04:15:46Z")

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**Author:** ![devashishsingh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/devashishsingh/32/89628_2.png) [@devashishsingh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/devashishsingh)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-is-not-listening-on-the-port-from-conf-file/275023/3 "2021-06-08T06:29:50Z")

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Thank you @warkolm So do you need to see something that I might not have provided in order to get the solution?

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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, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-is-not-listening-on-the-port-from-conf-file/275023/4 "2021-07-06T06:30:14Z")

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