# Logstash.stdout large size?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-stdout-large-size/24939>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 6, 2015, 10:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-stdout-large-size/24939 "2015-07-06T10:13:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![saif](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saif/32/37431_2.png) [@saif](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saif)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 10:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-stdout-large-size/24939/1 "2015-07-06T10:13:33Z")

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hi im using logstash to send logs to redis  
but i don't understand wwey that logstash.stdout have this size  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/a/abc4f4d55c5a5af97d2a308affff6e0ebde8cdac.jpg)

what is the problem

thank you !  
:qw! lol

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 10:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-stdout-large-size/24939/2 "2015-07-06T10:41:57Z")

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I'm guessing you have a stdout output in your configuration that dumps all messages to stdout, which is then redirected to this file. If that's not the case, what's the contents of the file?

Next time, please use copy/paste instead of posting screenshots.

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**Author:** ![saif](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saif/32/37431_2.png) [@saif](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saif)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 11:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-stdout-large-size/24939/3 "2015-07-06T11:36:38Z")

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thnak you  
i have just 2 config files in my logstash shipper

input\_rsyslog.conf

input {  
udp {  
port =\> 5000  
type =\> "syslog"  
}  
}

and

output\_redis.conf

output {

stdout { codec =\> rubydebug }

redis { host =\> "XXX.X" data\_type =\> "list" key =\> "logstash" }

}

and thank you for your help

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 11:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-stdout-large-size/24939/4 "2015-07-06T11:37:47Z")

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And right here's the problematic line:

```
stdout { codec => rubydebug }
```

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**Author:** ![saif](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saif/32/37431_2.png) [@saif](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saif)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 11:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-stdout-large-size/24939/5 "2015-07-06T11:40:13Z")

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yes sorry realy i forget it

thank you very much !

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**Author:** ![GPSHansl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3bc359/32.png) [@GPSHansl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/GPSHansl)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 5:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-stdout-large-size/24939/6 "2015-10-07T05:25:32Z")

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Works for me either!

Thank you!

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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, 2017, 5:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-stdout-large-size/24939/7 "2017-07-06T05:27:15Z")

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