# Logstash sends multiple copies of data

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-sends-multiple-copies-of-data/160267>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [December 11, 2018, 12:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-sends-multiple-copies-of-data/160267 "2018-12-11T00:46:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 3:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-sends-multiple-copies-of-data/160267/2 "2018-12-11T03:35:31Z")

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All config files in the directory are concatenated into a single pipeline. This means that each event generated by an input plugin will go through all filters and be sent to all outputs (all 5 of them). You can get around this by creating a single config file with multiple inputs, use conditionals or use the relatively new multiple pipeline feature. This is a common misunderstanding so you should easily be able to find examples.

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