# Multiple config file
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-config-file/203448
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** filebeat
**Created:** [October 14, 2019, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-config-file/203448 "2019-10-14T12:18:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Mohammad.ali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mohammad.ali)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2019, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-config-file/203448/1 "2019-10-14T12:18:21Z")
Hello everyone
i have a simple filebeat.yml which send some log from specific path to logstash
my problem is how can i activate some filebeat modules such as system on this host while the output of filebeat.yml is logstash and the modules used elasticsearch as output??
should i config multiple config file for this purpose?or should i have create multiple filebeat service ?
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### Author:  [@Tek\_Chand](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tek_Chand)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2019, 12:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-config-file/203448/2 "2019-10-14T12:30:12Z")
@Mohammad.ali,
Which version are you using? Yes, you can use filebeat modules with logstash output. You need to use logstash pipeline for parsing. Please refer the below documentation:
[Logstash pipeline for parsing](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/logstash-config-for-filebeat-modules.html)
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@Mohammad.ali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mohammad.ali)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2019, 12:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-config-file/203448/3 "2019-10-14T12:33:40Z")
Thanks for reply...right now iam using 7.3.0
so when the output of filebeat.yml is defined to logstash any activated filebeat modules send their log to logstash ?and for this purpose i can use the link you sent me,,am i right?
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### Author:  [@Tek\_Chand](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tek_Chand)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-config-file/203448/4 "2019-10-14T12:40:35Z")
@Mohammad.ali,
For 7.3.0 you can refer below document:
[Logstash pipeline for parsing](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/7.3/logstash-config-for-filebeat-modules.html)
> [@Mohammad.ali](#):
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> so when the output of filebeat.yml is defined to logstash any activated filebeat modules send their log to logstash ?and for this purpose i can use the link you sent me,,am i right?
Yes...document is saying this. But i did not use this. Currently i am using 6.4.0. There is slightly difference between both version. But i follow same procedure in 6.4.0. So it should work in 7.3.0 also and document is saying that.
Please read the document.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-config-file/203448/5 "2019-11-11T12:40:42Z")
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