# Logstash with large log files

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-with-large-log-files/42163>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [February 18, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-with-large-log-files/42163 "2016-02-18T17:01:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Jeferson\_Martins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jeferson_martins/32/5849_2.png) [@Jeferson\_Martins](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jeferson_Martins)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-with-large-log-files/42163/1 "2016-02-18T17:01:26Z")

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Hi,

I have some Logstash that read Log files with some GBs.  
Some times this logstash stop to send logs to my redis and when I see, my log files have some Gbs.

I using Logstash 1.4.2. There is some way to resolve this in Logstash?

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**Author:** ![Navneet\_Mathpal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/navneet_mathpal/32/3677_2.png) [@Navneet\_Mathpal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Navneet_Mathpal)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-with-large-log-files/42163/2 "2016-02-18T19:03:01Z")

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could you pls elaborate

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**Author:** ![Jeferson\_Martins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jeferson_martins/32/5849_2.png) [@Jeferson\_Martins](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jeferson_Martins)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-with-large-log-files/42163/3 "2016-02-18T19:26:16Z")

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when I have big log files, my Logstash(s) have GC problems

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**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:** [February 18, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-with-large-log-files/42163/4 "2016-02-18T19:27:46Z")

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What's your config look like?  
Can you upgrade to 2.2?

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**Author:** ![Jeferson\_Martins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jeferson_martins/32/5849_2.png) [@Jeferson\_Martins](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jeferson_Martins)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-with-large-log-files/42163/5 "2016-02-18T19:30:34Z")

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Only read log file and ship to Redis.

Today I use Logstash with Docker and I dont test the version 2.2 yet.

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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, 5:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-with-large-log-files/42163/6 "2017-07-06T05:10:50Z")

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