# Standard output data ingestion
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/standard-output-data-ingestion/118885
**Category:** Beats
**Created:** [February 7, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/standard-output-data-ingestion/118885 "2018-02-07T16:52:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@satyag](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/satyag)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/standard-output-data-ingestion/118885/1 "2018-02-07T16:52:55Z")
We need to ingest standard output that generated from 3rd party apps from one of the host and ingest that information into logstash? The OS is 2012 R2. please suggest which one to use.
thx
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### Author:  [@kvch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kvch)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/standard-output-data-ingestion/118885/2 "2018-02-07T19:24:59Z")
You could use Filebeat with an `stdin` prospector.
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/configuration-filebeat-options.html#\_literal\_type\_literal](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/configuration-filebeat-options.html#_literal_type_literal)
Installing Filebeat: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-installation.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-installation.html)
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### Author:  [@satyag](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/satyag)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/standard-output-data-ingestion/118885/3 "2018-02-08T14:37:46Z")
Thank you. Appreciate your inputs.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/standard-output-data-ingestion/118885/4 "2018-02-28T16:53:19Z")
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