# Parsing rsyslog to logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-rsyslog-to-logstash/194939>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 13, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-rsyslog-to-logstash/194939 "2019-08-13T00:49:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![gracia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@gracia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gracia)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-rsyslog-to-logstash/194939/1 "2019-08-13T00:49:30Z")

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Is it possible for logstash to ingest rsyslog? How do I set it up? Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-rsyslog-to-logstash/194939/2 "2019-08-13T12:13:46Z")

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Provided that you configure rsyslog to forward messages in RFC3164 format you should be able to consume them using a [syslog](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-inputs-syslog.html) input.

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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 10, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-rsyslog-to-logstash/194939/3 "2019-09-10T12:13:47Z")

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