# Send network traffic data to logstash and elasticsearch **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [April 29, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/send-network-traffic-data-to-logstash-and-elasticsearch/48791 "2016-04-29T09:54:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kennedy\_Kan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kennedy\_Kan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kennedy_Kan)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/send-network-traffic-data-to-logstash-and-elasticsearch/48791/1 "2016-04-29T09:54:11Z")
I have been browsing for different sites on how to send network traffic data to logstash and elasticsearch; nevertheless, could not find an effective way to do so. Wonder could anyone give me some steps and guidelines Great thanks ---
**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:** [April 30, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/send-network-traffic-data-to-logstash-and-elasticsearch/48791/2 "2016-04-30T16:09:05Z")
"Network traffic data" can mean a lot of different things. If you can be more specific it'll be easier to help. ---
**Author:** ![Kennedy\_Kan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kennedy\_Kan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kennedy_Kan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/send-network-traffic-data-to-logstash-and-elasticsearch/48791/3 "2016-04-30T17:28:22Z")
For example like attack.alert or ip address hitting the server and local network map error ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/send-network-traffic-data-to-logstash-and-elasticsearch/48791/4 "2017-07-06T04:59:50Z")