# Packetbeat on Heroku

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-on-heroku/43570>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Created:** [March 5, 2016, 7:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-on-heroku/43570 "2016-03-05T07:47:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![slocumro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/slocumro/32/7951_2.png) [@slocumro](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/slocumro)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 7:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-on-heroku/43570/1 "2016-03-05T07:47:10Z")

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Hi,  
Is it possible to use Packetbeat on Heroku? I have a rails app running on Heroku that currently pushes log files to an EC2 instance running logstash. Logstash then forwards the logs to 2 EC2 hosts running ES. I have another EC2 instance running kibana.

My goal is to view the health of my rails app and postgres db. Currently, I am only able to view errors parsed from the logs and the raw log files.

What I've seen from packetbeat is EXACTLY what I am looking for! Understanding how to integrate it into my Heroku instance is the part I need help with.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-on-heroku/43570/2 "2016-03-05T23:16:39Z")

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From what I know of heroku, no you can't.

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-on-heroku/43570/3 "2017-07-05T21:54:55Z")

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