# Multiple beats with different filtering

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-beats-with-different-filtering/134719>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [June 6, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-beats-with-different-filtering/134719 "2018-06-06T04:30:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![laurentiusoica](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/laurentiusoica/32/27342_2.png) [@laurentiusoica](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/laurentiusoica)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-beats-with-different-filtering/134719/1 "2018-06-06T04:30:01Z")

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Hi,

I have multiple beats (multiple filebeats with different prospectors that require different filters, metricbeat, a custom beat) sending data to a logstash instance.

What is the best approach for logstash pipeline configuration:

- a single pipeline with beats input plugin and use of conditionals when filtering, or
- a different pipeline for each beat ?

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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 4, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-beats-with-different-filtering/134719/2 "2018-07-04T04:37:46Z")

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