Logstash using default template instead of the one I added

[jwalls]

when booting up logstash, i can't find the template for ES I added and I get:

 [2019-02-18T21:24:30,994][INFO ][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Using mapping template from {:path=>nil}
 [2019-02-18T21:24:31,009][INFO ][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Attempting to install template {...}

So I get that there's no path specified for the logstash template, but where do I specify the path? And if I'm using a container, do I specify the ES link ie. localhost:9200/_template/logstash ? or a file path?

[Badger]

You would supply it using the template option on the elasticsearch output. I am surprised you get that message given what the code looks like.

[jwalls]

I've specified the path, but I'm getting the following error.

  # This setting must be a path
  # File does not exist or cannot be opened /etc/logstash/logstash_index.template.json
  template => "/etc/logstash/logstash_index.template.json"

I've given permissions to all folders and the template itself. I'm running logstash on a docker container.

[Badger]

I have never used docker, but I have seen several times people posting about failure to open files in docker images where the issue was that they didn't map the file into the image.

[jwalls]

Yes thank you, the template wasn't being mounted to the container properly. That solved the issue.