# Running multiple logstash configuration files in a single docker run command

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-multiple-logstash-configuration-files-in-a-single-docker-run-command/159100>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [December 3, 2018, 7:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-multiple-logstash-configuration-files-in-a-single-docker-run-command/159100 "2018-12-03T07:04:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Senthil97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@Senthil97](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Senthil97)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 7:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-multiple-logstash-configuration-files-in-a-single-docker-run-command/159100/1 "2018-12-03T07:04:23Z")

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How to run multiple logstash.conf files for example (first-pipeline.conf and second-pipeline.conf) in a single logstash docker run command in linux environment(centos7)

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**Author:** ![jarpy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jarpy/32/51290_2.png) [@jarpy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jarpy)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-multiple-logstash-configuration-files-in-a-single-docker-run-command/159100/2 "2018-12-03T11:55:37Z")

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I would use a bind-mount to mount a `pipelines.yml` file at `/usr/share/logstash/config/pipelines.yml` with contents like this:

```auto
---
- pipeline.id: alpha
  path.config: /pipelines/alpha
- pipeline.id: bravo
  path.config: /pipelines/bravo

```

Then I'd use another bind-mount to place my pipeline configurations at `/pipelines` inside the container.

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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:** [December 31, 2018, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-multiple-logstash-configuration-files-in-a-single-docker-run-command/159100/3 "2018-12-31T11:55:38Z")

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