# \[Solved\] Requirement to Install Logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-requirement-to-install-logstash/52181>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [June 8, 2016, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-requirement-to-install-logstash/52181 "2016-06-08T08:55:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Anuprita\_Wayangankar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@Anuprita\_Wayangankar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Anuprita_Wayangankar)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-requirement-to-install-logstash/52181/1 "2016-06-08T08:55:53Z")

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Hello,

I want to work with Logstash. I have Windows 7 and also .Net 2012.

Can anybody guide me about the installation ?

Thanks & Regards.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-requirement-to-install-logstash/52181/2 "2016-06-08T08:56:40Z")

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Please see the docs - [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/installing-logstash.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/installing-logstash.html)

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**Author:** ![Anuprita\_Wayangankar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@Anuprita\_Wayangankar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Anuprita_Wayangankar)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 9:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-requirement-to-install-logstash/52181/3 "2016-06-08T09:00:16Z")

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yes i have gone through this docs found bit complicated.

Can you just let me know that Ruby is must for working with Logstash ?

and also its not specified about how to install it on windows platform.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 9:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-requirement-to-install-logstash/52181/4 "2016-06-08T09:08:10Z")

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All you need is java, then download the .zip version, extract and run.

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**Author:** ![purbon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@purbon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/purbon)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 9:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-requirement-to-install-logstash/52181/5 "2016-06-08T09:12:35Z")

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I would add for latest is min java8, but all Mark just said is perfectly ok.

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-requirement-to-install-logstash/52181/6 "2017-07-06T04:54:13Z")

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