# Multiple configuration files

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-configuration-files/263880
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [February 10, 2021, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-configuration-files/263880 "2021-02-10T13:45:03Z")
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### Author: ![Sunflower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunflower](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sunflower)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2021, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-configuration-files/263880/1 "2021-02-10T13:45:03Z")

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Hi all,

I have one conf file with multiple inputs and outputs(based on types) and I'd like to make it easy to read and to manage so I thought to create multiple configuration files, one for each type.  
Is there anything I should take into consideration while doing so?

Thank you 🙂

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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: [March 10, 2021, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-configuration-files/263880/2 "2021-03-10T13:45:57Z")

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