# Ruby script files question

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ruby-script-files-question/111947>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [December 15, 2017, 10:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ruby-script-files-question/111947 "2017-12-15T10:03:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dan\_Markhasin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dan_markhasin/32/14187_2.png) [@Dan\_Markhasin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dan_Markhasin)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 10:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ruby-script-files-question/111947/1 "2017-12-15T10:03:04Z")

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Hi,

Following the releast of Logstash 6.1 with support for loading ruby code from external files, I'd like to know what is the process for making changes to these external files?  
If we change the code in one of the files, do we have to restart Logstash for the change to be picked up, or is there some way to reload it in runtime (like the current behavior where the code is in the config file which gets auto-reloaded when it is changed)?

Thanks,  
Dan

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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:** [December 15, 2017, 10:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ruby-script-files-question/111947/2 "2017-12-15T10:34:20Z")

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I think you need to restart Logstash for Ruby file changes to be picked.

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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:** [January 12, 2018, 10:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ruby-script-files-question/111947/3 "2018-01-12T10:34:25Z")

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