# Run multiple logstash process with same config?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-multiple-logstash-process-with-same-config/75505>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [February 17, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-multiple-logstash-process-with-same-config/75505 "2017-02-17T14:06:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![ggp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/278dde/32.png) [@ggp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ggp)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-multiple-logstash-process-with-same-config/75505/1 "2017-02-17T14:06:37Z")

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can we run two process of the same logstash config (input=jdbc, output=es) ? if so how do we manage the coordination and the last\_run\_metadata\_path?

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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:** [February 18, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-multiple-logstash-process-with-same-config/75505/2 "2017-02-18T17:20:19Z")

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The jdbc input has no general support for multiple Logstash processes in the way you describe. Depending on how you use the input it might work reasonably well anyway.

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**Author:** ![ggp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/278dde/32.png) [@ggp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ggp)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-multiple-logstash-process-with-same-config/75505/3 "2017-02-19T17:52:41Z")

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thanks for your inputs,

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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 19, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-multiple-logstash-process-with-same-config/75505/4 "2017-03-19T17:52:46Z")

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Closed on March 19, 2017, 5:52pm UTC

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