# Understanding PacketBeat transfer data

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understanding-packetbeat-transfer-data/50105>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Created:** [May 16, 2016, 10:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understanding-packetbeat-transfer-data/50105 "2016-05-16T10:00:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![vadimso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9fc29f/32.png) [@vadimso](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vadimso)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 10:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understanding-packetbeat-transfer-data/50105/1 "2016-05-16T10:00:24Z")

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Hello ,  
I have 2 machines , on first machine i have logstash conf file that points to the 2nd machine and PacketBeat services running on both machines. On 1st machine i have ElasticSearch engine and do i realy need it ? I assume that only PacketBeat service is enough for transfer data between two machines?  
Tnx  
Vadim

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**Author:** ![steffens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/steffens/32/79630_2.png) [@steffens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steffens)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 11:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understanding-packetbeat-transfer-data/50105/2 "2016-05-17T11:24:18Z")

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I don't understand. Is your setup like:

```auto
packetbeat [1] --|
                 |-- > logstash [2] -> elasticsearch [1]
packetbeat [2] --|

```

with `[1]` being machine 1 and `[2]` being machine 2? packetbeat can directly send to elasticsearch ([See docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/packetbeat/current/elasticsearch-output.html)).

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**Author:** ![vadimso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9fc29f/32.png) [@vadimso](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vadimso)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 8:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understanding-packetbeat-transfer-data/50105/3 "2016-05-18T08:22:37Z")

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Hi, tnx for response  
I already configured it by your way and it works.  
Tnx

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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 5, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understanding-packetbeat-transfer-data/50105/4 "2017-07-05T21:51:48Z")

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