# Regarding reading the filebeat output to a file as input to logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regarding-reading-the-filebeat-output-to-a-file-as-input-to-logstash/48955>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [May 2, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regarding-reading-the-filebeat-output-to-a-file-as-input-to-logstash/48955 "2016-05-02T13:50:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 5:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regarding-reading-the-filebeat-output-to-a-file-as-input-to-logstash/48955/5 "2016-05-04T05:30:01Z")

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There are now two threads discussing exactly the same problem (this one and [Regarding Filebeat Ouput to a File in Remote Server or NFS](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regarding-filebeat-ouput-to-a-file-in-remote-server-or-nfs/46038/27)). Please pick one thread and stick to it.

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