# Logstashforwarder on Windows -No exectutable after building with go

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstashforwarder-on-windows-no-exectutable-after-building-with-go/27599>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 18, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstashforwarder-on-windows-no-exectutable-after-building-with-go/27599 "2015-08-18T15:55:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![DavidL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecc23a/32.png) [@DavidL](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidL)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstashforwarder-on-windows-no-exectutable-after-building-with-go/27599/1 "2015-08-18T15:55:30Z")

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I downloaded the windows version of logstash forwarder, and downloaded "go"  
after running the command "go build -o logstash-forwarder", I was expecting a executable file but could not see one, I have seen seen people say that I am supposed to see a "logstashforwarder.master.exe" or something like that.  
Because of that, when I run "logstash-forwarder -config logstash-forwarder.conf" nothing happens.  
Does anyone know if I missed a step?

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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:** [August 18, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstashforwarder-on-windows-no-exectutable-after-building-with-go/27599/2 "2015-08-18T17:11:55Z")

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_Nothing_ happens? If there's no executable to run you should at least get a "No such file or directory" error. For Windows you'll want to run `go build -o logstash-forwarder.exe` or rename the file afterwards.

Are you building it yourself to get a 64-bit executable? Because there's an i386 binary available from [https://www.elastic.co/downloads/logstash](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/logstash).

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**Author:** ![DavidL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecc23a/32.png) [@DavidL](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidL)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstashforwarder-on-windows-no-exectutable-after-building-with-go/27599/3 "2015-08-18T17:21:14Z")

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Thanks Magnus, you are right, I didn't change the file extention myself. Thanks a lot!!

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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, 5:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstashforwarder-on-windows-no-exectutable-after-building-with-go/27599/4 "2017-07-06T05:31:37Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 5:31am UTC