# Output when have multiple logstash servers in cluster

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/output-when-have-multiple-logstash-servers-in-cluster/247251>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 2, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/output-when-have-multiple-logstash-servers-in-cluster/247251 "2020-09-02T14:47:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![nnovaes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nnovaes/32/91948_2.png) [@nnovaes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nnovaes)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/output-when-have-multiple-logstash-servers-in-cluster/247251/1 "2020-09-02T14:47:18Z")

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If i have, let's say, 3 servers in a logstash cluster, can i coordinate them somehow so when i configure syslog output only one of those servers will actually send the syslog message? otherwise all 3 would send and the receiving systems would get duplicated messages.

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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:** [September 30, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/output-when-have-multiple-logstash-servers-in-cluster/247251/2 "2020-09-30T14:47:22Z")

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