# Program for send log from Linux
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/program-for-send-log-from-linux/162414
**Category:** Beats
**Created:** [December 29, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/program-for-send-log-from-linux/162414 "2018-12-29T13:36:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@hack3rcon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hack3rcon)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/program-for-send-log-from-linux/162414/1 "2018-12-29T13:36:30Z")
Hello.
What is the best program for send Linux log to ELK? I know syslog-ng or rsyslog exist but which program is best and match with ELK?
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/program-for-send-log-from-linux/162414/2 "2018-12-29T16:05:53Z")
I think this is filed under the wrong category, so will move it to Beats. Have you looked at [Filebeat](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/index.html)?
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### Author:  [@hack3rcon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hack3rcon)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/program-for-send-log-from-linux/162414/3 "2018-12-29T18:47:45Z")
I looked at it a little.
Excuse me, Filebeat is better or Logstash?
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### Author:  [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/program-for-send-log-from-linux/162414/4 "2018-12-29T19:15:38Z")
Filebeat is designed as a lightweight shipper, and has limited processing capabilities compared to Logstash. It can however be combined with ingest node pipelines, so which is best will depend on your requirements. Have a look at [this blog post](https://www.elastic.co/blog/should-i-use-logstash-or-elasticsearch-ingest-nodes) for a comparison between ingest node pipelines and Logstash for processing.
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### Author:  [@hack3rcon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hack3rcon)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2018, 6:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/program-for-send-log-from-linux/162414/5 "2018-12-30T06:15:22Z")
Thank you.
I just want to send Nginx and other web services log to Elasticsearch and Kibana.
Can I send Log to Elasticsearch and Kibana directly? I mean is that the server that Elasticsearch and Kibana installed on it not have Log agent.
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### Author:  [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2018, 8:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/program-for-send-log-from-linux/162414/6 "2018-12-30T08:32:10Z")
Yes, Filebeat can send data directly to Elasticsearch on a separate server. Have a look at [this webinar](https://www.elastic.co/elasticon/conf/2017/sf/small-medium-or-large-evolve-your-elastic-stack-to-fit) for a discussion around ingest architectures.
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### Author:  [@hack3rcon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hack3rcon)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2018, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/program-for-send-log-from-linux/162414/7 "2018-12-30T08:53:24Z")
Thus, "Filebeat" is better than "Logstash" in my scenario? Logstash can't send files directly?
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### Author:  [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2018, 9:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/program-for-send-log-from-linux/162414/8 "2018-12-30T09:05:18Z")
Logstash can naturally also send data directly to Elasticsearch. Have a look at the resources I linked to to select the option that is right for you.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2019, 9:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/program-for-send-log-from-linux/162414/9 "2019-01-27T09:05:23Z")
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