# Relative value for\`patterns\_dir\`

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/relative-value-for-patterns-dir/134505>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [June 5, 2018, 1:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/relative-value-for-patterns-dir/134505 "2018-06-05T01:32:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![amomchilov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/amomchilov/32/30271_2.png) [@amomchilov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/amomchilov)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 1:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/relative-value-for-patterns-dir/134505/1 "2018-06-05T01:32:07Z")

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Can the value of [`patterns_dir`](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-filters-grok.html#plugins-filters-grok-patterns_dir) be relative? If so, where is it relative to?

I'm deploying Logstash using a dependency management system that could effect its install location. I don't want my configs to be sensitive to their absolute location by hard-coding the expecting install location, if possible.

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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:** [July 3, 2018, 1:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/relative-value-for-patterns-dir/134505/2 "2018-07-03T01:32:12Z")

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