# Logstash to ES over HTTPS **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [August 30, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-to-es-over-https/59298 "2016-08-30T11:27:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ravi_Shanker_Reddy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-to-es-over-https/59298/1 "2016-08-30T11:27:37Z")
In the ES docs I saw that the logstash connects to ES over HTTP. [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-outputs-elasticsearch.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-outputs-elasticsearch.html) This output only speaks the HTTP protocol. HTTP is the preferred protocol for interacting with Elasticsearch as of Logstash 2.0. We strongly encourage the use of HTTP over the node protocol for a number of reasons. Is it possible to connect the ES over HTTPS??? ---
**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:** [August 30, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-to-es-over-https/59298/2 "2016-08-30T23:04:26Z")
Yes - [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-outputs-elasticsearch.html#plugins-outputs-elasticsearch-ssl](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-outputs-elasticsearch.html#plugins-outputs-elasticsearch-ssl) ---
**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, 4:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-to-es-over-https/59298/3 "2017-07-06T04:40:43Z")