# Read csv file automatically without using 'logstash -f'
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-csv-file-automatically-without-using-logstash-f/214298
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [January 8, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-csv-file-automatically-without-using-logstash-f/214298 "2020-01-08T19:55:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@kumar4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kumar4)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-csv-file-automatically-without-using-logstash-f/214298/1 "2020-01-08T19:55:21Z")
hello, i have a csv file that i view on kibana (i have already created an index), the problem is that every time i have to type the command 'logstash -f myfile.csv', I want to automate this task, that is to say that the file is read automatically without typing this command
thank you a lot
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### Author:  [@elasticforme](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticforme)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-csv-file-automatically-without-using-logstash-f/214298/2 "2020-01-08T20:57:27Z")
that means you need to setup pipeline
assuming you have elasticsearch/logstash install in linux machine
you have to copy your csv file to certain location.
and from there it will be read automatically
for example you create dir on your linux machine /tmp/csvfiles
copy your csv files there
setup /etc/logstash/pipelines.yml file
pipeline.id: csvread
path.config: "/etc/logstash/conf.d/csvread.conf"
pipeline.workerts: 1
setup your csvread.conf file (which will read this csv)
start logstash daemon
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### Author:  [@kumar4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kumar4)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-csv-file-automatically-without-using-logstash-f/214298/3 "2020-01-08T21:00:41Z")
tanhk your for your response; so if i add some lines to my csv, it will appear in kibana automatically ?
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### Author:  [@elasticforme](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticforme)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-csv-file-automatically-without-using-logstash-f/214298/4 "2020-01-08T21:07:32Z")
yes. but you have to setup config file
csvread.conf with
input {}
filter{}
output{}
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### Author:  [@kumar4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kumar4)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-csv-file-automatically-without-using-logstash-f/214298/5 "2020-01-08T21:17:41Z")
yes i already have one (that i use with logstash -f csvread.conf)in wich i declare the path of csv the columns ..., and now i will setup the pipline
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### Author:  [@ITIC](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ITIC)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2020, 7:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-csv-file-automatically-without-using-logstash-f/214298/6 "2020-01-09T07:09:19Z")
Hi
Could you post the code to that `csvread.conf` file of yours? That way we might be able to help you debug your implementetion.
Have you checked the documentation for the `file{}` input? ([https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-inputs-file.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-inputs-file.html))
I think you can set your `logstash` instance up in such a way that it will be permanently listening for changes on your `.csv` file.
Hope this helps.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2020, 7:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-csv-file-automatically-without-using-logstash-f/214298/7 "2020-02-06T07:10:59Z")
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