# Logstash: Reading the log files remotely

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-reading-the-log-files-remotely/79591>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [March 22, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-reading-the-log-files-remotely/79591 "2017-03-22T13:42:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mruthyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@mruthyu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mruthyu)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-reading-the-log-files-remotely/79591/1 "2017-03-22T13:42:09Z")

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Whether logstash can be used to read the log files (Webserver, Application,.etc) remotely, instead of using the filebeat locally on the server where the logs reside?

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-reading-the-log-files-remotely/79591/2 "2017-03-22T13:44:19Z")

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Please do not open multiple issues for the same question. This is a duplicate of: [Filebeat: Reading the log files remotely](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-reading-the-log-files-remotely/79577)

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-reading-the-log-files-remotely/79591/3 "2017-03-22T13:44:36Z")

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