# Redis connect to local socket file in Ruby filter?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/redis-connect-to-local-socket-file-in-ruby-filter/109655
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [November 29, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/redis-connect-to-local-socket-file-in-ruby-filter/109655 "2017-11-29T22:56:15Z")
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### Author: ![jeffkirk1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jeffkirk1/32/8080_2.png) [@jeffkirk1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jeffkirk1)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/redis-connect-to-local-socket-file-in-ruby-filter/109655/10 "2017-12-01T14:13:33Z")

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Very good. I will give it a try and let you know if it works, and if so, what effect (if any) it has on the performance of the filter. Thanks for the idea!

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