# Remote Linux logs

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remote-linux-logs/325578>\
**Category:** Elastic Agent\
**Created:** [February 15, 2023, 9:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remote-linux-logs/325578 "2023-02-15T09:48:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Derick\_Jansen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/derick_jansen/32/71407_2.png) [@Derick\_Jansen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Derick_Jansen)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 9:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remote-linux-logs/325578/1 "2023-02-15T09:48:42Z")

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Is there no way to use Elastic Agent or Filebeat to accept TCP Syslog messages forwarded from Linux hosts?

Will I need to use something like rsyslog or Logstash to write the files to disk first, then use the system integration?

This seems like an unnecessary step.

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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:** [March 15, 2023, 9:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remote-linux-logs/325578/2 "2023-03-15T09:48:46Z")

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