# My logstash remains in started state without any output? **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [January 12, 2017, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/my-logstash-remains-in-started-state-without-any-output/71351 "2017-01-12T09:53:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yaswanth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/94ad74/32.png) [@Yaswanth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yaswanth)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/my-logstash-remains-in-started-state-without-any-output/71351/1 "2017-01-12T09:53:59Z")
HI ES 2.4.0 Logstash 5.5.1 I want to send the documents from local machine to elasticsearch using logstash? My config file is input { file { path =\> "C:\Users\571952\Desktop\logstash-5.1.1\logstash" start\_position =\> "beginning" codec =\> json\_lines } } output { elasticsearch { hosts =\> "[http://localhost:9200/](http://localhost:9200/)" index =\> "rearticles" codec =\> json\_lines } stdout { codec =\> rubydebug } } The error : Eventhough i given the path it is showing as null [2017-01-12T15:05:06,181][INFO][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Elasticsearch pool URLs updated {:changes=\>{:removed=\>[], :added=\>["[http://localhost:9200/](http://localhost:9200/)"]}} [2017-01-12T15:05:06,181][INFO][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Running health check to see if an Elasticsearch connection is working {:url=\>#\, :healthcheck\_path=\>"/"} [2017-01-12T15:05:06,290][WARN][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Restored connection to E S instance {:url=\>#\} [2017-01-12T15:05:06,290][INFO][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Using mapping template f rom {:path=\>nil} [2017-01-12T15:05:06,337][INFO][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Attempting to install te mplate {:manage\_template=\>{"template"=\>"logstash-_", "settings"=\>{"index.refresh\_interval "=\>"5s"}, "mappings"=\>{"default"=\>{"\_all"=\>{"enabled"=\>true, "omit\_norms"=\>true}, "dyna mic\_templates"=\>[{"message\_field"=\>{"path\_match"=\>"message", "match\_mapping\_type"=\>"strin g", "mapping"=\>{"type"=\>"string", "index"=\>"analyzed", "omit\_norms"=\>true, "fielddata"=\>{ "format"=\>"disabled"}}}}, {"string\_fields"=\>{"match"=\>"_", "match\_mapping\_type"=\>"string" , "mapping"=\>{"type"=\>"string", "index"=\>"analyzed", "omit\_norms"=\>true, "fielddata"=\>{"f ormat"=\>"disabled"}, "fields"=\>{"raw"=\>{"type"=\>"string", "index"=\>"not\_analyzed", "doc\_v alues"=\>true, "ignore\_above"=\>256}}}}}, {"float\_fields"=\>{"match"=\>"_", "match\_mapping\_ty pe"=\>"float", "mapping"=\>{"type"=\>"float", "doc\_values"=\>true}}}, {"double\_fields"=\>{"mat ch"=\>"_", "match\_mapping\_type"=\>"double", "mapping"=\>{"type"=\>"double", "doc\_values"=\>tru e}}}, {"byte\_fields"=\>{"match"=\>"_", "match\_mapping\_type"=\>"byte", "mapping"=\>{"type"=\>"b yte", "doc\_values"=\>true}}}, {"short\_fields"=\>{"match"=\>"_", "match\_mapping\_type"=\>"short ", "mapping"=\>{"type"=\>"short", "doc\_values"=\>true}}}, {"integer\_fields"=\>{"match"=\>"_", "match\_mapping\_type"=\>"integer", "mapping"=\>{"type"=\>"integer", "doc\_values"=\>true}}}, {" long\_fields"=\>{"match"=\>"_", "match\_mapping\_type"=\>"long", "mapping"=\>{"type"=\>"long", "d oc\_values"=\>true}}}, {"date\_fields"=\>{"match"=\>"_", "match\_mapping\_type"=\>"date", "mappin g"=\>{"type"=\>"date", "doc\_values"=\>true}}}, {"geo\_point\_fields"=\>{"match"=\>"_", "match\_ma pping\_type"=\>"geo\_point", "mapping"=\>{"type"=\>"geo\_point", "doc\_values"=\>true}}}], "prope rties"=\>{"@timestamp"=\>{"type"=\>"date", "doc\_values"=\>true}, "@version"=\>{"type"=\>"string ", "index"=\>"not\_analyzed", "doc\_values"=\>true}, "geoip"=\>{"type"=\>"object", "dynamic"=\>t rue, "properties"=\>{"ip"=\>{"type"=\>"ip", "doc\_values"=\>true}, "location"=\>{"type"=\>"geo\_p oint", "doc\_values"=\>true}, "latitude"=\>{"type"=\>"float", "doc\_values"=\>true}, "longitude "=\>{"type"=\>"float", "doc\_values"=\>true}}}}}}}} [2017-01-12T15:05:06,353][INFO][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] New Elasticsearch output {:class=\>"LogStash::Outputs::ElasticSearch", :hosts=\>["[http://localhost:9200/](http://localhost:9200/)"]} [2017-01-12T15:05:06,353][INFO][logstash.pipeline] Starting pipeline {"id"=\>"mai n", "pipeline.workers"=\>2, "pipeline.batch.size"=\>125, "pipeline.batch.delay"=\>5, "pipeli ne.max\_inflight"=\>250} [2017-01-12T15:05:06,353][INFO][logstash.pipeline] Pipeline main started [2017-01-12T15:05:06,493][INFO][logstash.agent] Successfully started Logstash API endpoint {:port=\>9600} \_ ---
**Author:** ![jsvd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jsvd/32/6203_2.png) [@jsvd](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jsvd)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 10:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/my-logstash-remains-in-started-state-without-any-output/71351/2 "2017-01-12T10:58:37Z")
Please check if your User home directory contains a `.sincedb` file which tracks the position of each read file by logstash. You can also check this sincedb usage by turning on `--log.level=debug` ---
**Author:** ![Yaswanth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/94ad74/32.png) [@Yaswanth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yaswanth)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 11:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/my-logstash-remains-in-started-state-without-any-output/71351/3 "2017-01-12T11:58:35Z")
yeah i had seen it it has contents like this: 0 0 0 ---
**Author:** ![jsvd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jsvd/32/6203_2.png) [@jsvd](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jsvd)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 12:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/my-logstash-remains-in-started-state-without-any-output/71351/4 "2017-01-12T12:00:44Z")
please try with --log.level=debug and attach the log file in a gist or something like that (please make sure private things are masked) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 12:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/my-logstash-remains-in-started-state-without-any-output/71351/5 "2017-02-09T12:00:54Z")
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