# Reloading Elastic output template

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reloading-elastic-output-template/124124>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [March 15, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reloading-elastic-output-template/124124 "2018-03-15T15:05:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![aclowkey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aclowkey/32/51020_2.png) [@aclowkey](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aclowkey)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reloading-elastic-output-template/124124/1 "2018-03-15T15:05:53Z")

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The output installs the template only on start?  
What if I want to change my template ? Do I have to restart logstash? or do I have to install it manually.

The template is handwritten

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**Author:** ![aclowkey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aclowkey/32/51020_2.png) [@aclowkey](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aclowkey)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 3:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reloading-elastic-output-template/124124/2 "2018-03-15T15:12:46Z")

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Seems that it does it when the plugin is registered

> <https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-elasticsearch/blob/71b2e530873728e60355e02adb3a9e7fa8c660e1/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/common.rb#L26>

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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 12, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reloading-elastic-output-template/124124/3 "2018-04-12T15:13:12Z")

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