# Multiple pipelines : failed to read pipelines yaml file

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-pipelines-failed-to-read-pipelines-yaml-file/113603>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [December 29, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-pipelines-failed-to-read-pipelines-yaml-file/113603 "2017-12-29T16:13:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nonow53](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nonow53/32/81767_2.png) [@Nonow53](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nonow53)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-pipelines-failed-to-read-pipelines-yaml-file/113603/1 "2017-12-29T16:13:47Z")

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Hello,

I try to use multiple piplelines but I always encounter this error without any log to help me to resolve the problem.

PS C:\Users\agiffard\logstash-6.1.1\> bin/logstash  
Sending Logstash's logs to C:/Users/agiffard/logstash-6.1.1/logs which is now configured via log4j2.properties  
[2017-12-29T17:11:14,623][INFO][logstash.modules.scaffold] Initializing module {:module\_name=\>"fb\_apache", :directory=\>"C:/Users/agiffard/logstash-6.1.1/modules/fb\_apache/configuration"}  
[2017-12-29T17:11:14,677][INFO][logstash.modules.scaffold] Initializing module {:module\_name=\>"netflow", :directory=\>"C:/Users/agiffard/logstash-6.1.1/modules/netflow/configuration"}  
ERROR: Failed to read pipelines yaml file. Location: C:/Users/agiffard/logstash-6.1.1/config/pipelines.yml

My pipelines.yml file contains :

- [pipeline.id](http://pipeline.id): my-first-pipeline  
path.config: "C:\Users\agiffard\logstash-6.1.1\config\p1\first-pipeline.conf"  
pipeline.workers: 1
- [pipeline.id](http://pipeline.id): my-second-pipeline  
path.config: "C:\Users\agiffard\logstash-6.1.1\config\p2\second-pipeline.conf"  
pipeline.workers: 3

Have you already this problem ?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![msnyder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@msnyder](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/msnyder)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-pipelines-failed-to-read-pipelines-yaml-file/113603/2 "2018-01-10T17:48:25Z")

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Hello,

Try removing the full path and reverse your slashes.

Ex:  
path.config: "/p1/first-pipeline.conf"

or

path.config: "p1/first-pipeline.conf"

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**Author:** ![Nonow53](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nonow53/32/81767_2.png) [@Nonow53](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nonow53)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 7:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-pipelines-failed-to-read-pipelines-yaml-file/113603/3 "2018-01-11T07:22:17Z")

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Hello,

Yes, it works better with your solution.  
I write : path.config: "config/p1/first-pipeline.conf"

thanks !

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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:** [February 8, 2018, 7:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-pipelines-failed-to-read-pipelines-yaml-file/113603/4 "2018-02-08T07:22:24Z")

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