# Logstash service keeps pausing

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-service-keeps-pausing/169165>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [February 20, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-service-keeps-pausing/169165 "2019-02-20T08:56:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![WarriorHarb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warriorharb/32/43201_2.png) [@WarriorHarb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/WarriorHarb)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-service-keeps-pausing/169165/1 "2019-02-20T08:56:35Z")

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I installed Logstash on Windows Server 2012R2 using the steps referenced here : [http://robwillis.info/2016/05/installing-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana-elk-on-windows-server-2012-r2/](http://robwillis.info/2016/05/installing-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana-elk-on-windows-server-2012-r2/)  
The service was installed succesfully but it keeps pausing and when i start it manually i get this error:  
 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/7/1/71eca6fb40c142fa4a81ec66e01da5894212e597.png)  
The JAVA-HOME is set correctly and here is the Logstash.json :  
//input {  
beats {  
port =\> 5044  
type =\> "log"  
}  
}

output {  
elasticsearch {  
hosts =\> "localhost:9200"  
manage\_template =\> false  
index =\> "%{[@metadata][beat]}-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"  
document\_type =\> "%{[@metadata][type]}"  
}  
}

I'll be grateful for any suggestions.

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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:** [March 20, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-service-keeps-pausing/169165/2 "2019-03-20T08:56:38Z")

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