# Read log files from remote location in Linux

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-log-files-from-remote-location-in-linux/79935>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [March 24, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-log-files-from-remote-location-in-linux/79935 "2017-03-24T18:21:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![netaibiswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@netaibiswas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/netaibiswas)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-log-files-from-remote-location-in-linux/79935/1 "2017-03-24T18:21:08Z")

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Hi,

I was trying to read log file using Logstash I couldn’t make it working. I have set up Logstash and application server in different Linux box.

I have configured something like this, can you please help me out figuring out the issue.

input {  
file {  
path =\> "[//xx.x.xxx.xx/logs/app.log](https://xx.x.xxx.xx/logs/app.log)"  
type =\> "log4j"  
}  
}

# here xx.x.xxx.xx is the host of the application server which is different than Logstash server.

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**Author:** ![Nestor\_Manrique](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nestor_manrique/32/70072_2.png) [@Nestor\_Manrique](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nestor_Manrique)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-log-files-from-remote-location-in-linux/79935/2 "2017-03-24T18:30:46Z")

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Hello,

The file input plugin does not support remote locations. If you want to retrieve log data from other servers you could use the beat input plugin, after setting up filebeat in the remote servers.

You can check [filebeat documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/5.2/filebeat-overview.html) and the [beats input documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-inputs-beats.html).

Cheers,

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**Author:** ![netaibiswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@netaibiswas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/netaibiswas)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-log-files-from-remote-location-in-linux/79935/3 "2017-03-24T18:49:05Z")

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> [@Nestor\_Manrique](#):
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> g up filebeat in the remote serv

Thanks for the information.

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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:** [April 21, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-log-files-from-remote-location-in-linux/79935/4 "2017-04-21T18:49:11Z")

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