# Node application logging

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-application-logging/129372>\
**Category:** APM\
**Created:** [April 24, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-application-logging/129372 "2018-04-24T20:19:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Marc\_Lacoursiere](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marc_lacoursiere/32/30352_2.png) [@Marc\_Lacoursiere](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marc_Lacoursiere)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-application-logging/129372/1 "2018-04-24T20:19:40Z")

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Is APM usable for custom logging purposes, such as console.log, but straight into elasticsearch?

If not, is Logstash still the best option for that? What about beats?

Feeling a bit confused. 🙂

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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:** [May 15, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-application-logging/129372/2 "2018-05-15T16:19:50Z")

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