# Unknown setting '"index"' for elasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-index-for-elasticsearch/177497>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 18, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-index-for-elasticsearch/177497 "2019-04-18T15:05:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![joostdb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/joostdb/32/44420_2.png) [@joostdb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/joostdb)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-index-for-elasticsearch/177497/1 "2019-04-18T15:05:31Z")

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I'm new to the elastic search concept. I followed multiple tutorials to install but I'm getting these errors:  
Unknown setting '"index"', '"host'" and "'document\_type'" for elasticsearch

The output of  
`sudo -Hu root /usr/share/logstash/bin/logstash --path.settings /etc/logstash/`

returns:  
`> Sending Logstash logs to /usr/share/logstash/logs which is now configured via log4j2.properties > [2019-04-20T17:48:47,293][INFO][logstash.runner] Starting Logstash {"logstash.version"=>"7.0.0"} > [2019-04-20T17:48:53,873][ERROR][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Unknown setting '"document_type"' for elasticsearch > [2019-04-20T17:48:53,878][ERROR][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Unknown setting '"hosts"' for elasticsearch > [2019-04-20T17:48:53,878][ERROR][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Unknown setting '"index"' for elasticsearch > [2019-04-20T17:48:53,891][ERROR][logstash.agent] Failed to execute action {:action=>LogStash::PipelineAction::Create/pipeline_id:main, :exception=>"LogStash::ConfigurationError", :message=>"Something is wrong with your configuration.", :backtrace=>["/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/config/mixin.rb:86:in`config\_init'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/outputs/base.rb:60:in `initialize'", "org/logstash/config/ir/compiler/OutputStrategyExt.java:232:in`initialize'", "org/logstash/config/ir/compiler/OutputDelegatorExt.java:48:in `initialize'", "org/logstash/config/ir/compiler/OutputDelegatorExt.java:30:in`initialize'", "org/logstash/plugins/PluginFactoryExt.java:239:in `plugin'", "org/logstash/plugins/PluginFactoryExt.java:137:in`buildOutput'", "org/logstash/execution/JavaBasePipelineExt.java:50:in `initialize'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/java_pipeline.rb:23:in`initialize'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline\_action/create.rb:36:in `execute'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:325:in`block in converge\_state'"]}  
\> [2019-04-20T17:48:54,190][INFO][logstash.agent] Successfully started Logstash API endpoint {:port=\>9600}  
\> [2019-04-20T17:48:59,066][INFO][logstash.runner] Logstash shut down.`

Here is the content of the logstash.conf file:

```
input {
  jdbc {
    jdbc_connection_string => "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/archief"
    # The user we wish to execute our statement as
    jdbc_user => "root"
    jdbc_password => "pswxxx"
    # The path to our downloaded jdbc driver
    jdbc_driver_library => "/usr/share/java/mysql-connector-java-8.0.15.jar"
    jdbc_driver_class => "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"
    # our query
    statement => "SELECT * FROM archief"
    }
  }
output {
  stdout { codec => json_lines }
  elasticsearch {
  "hosts" => ["localhost:9200"]
  "index" => "archief"
  }
}
```

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**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-index-for-elasticsearch/177497/2 "2019-04-19T06:43:45Z")

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I've moved this into the Logstash forum since it is more likely to get an answer here than in the Elasticsearch one.

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**Author:** ![joostdb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/joostdb/32/44420_2.png) [@joostdb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/joostdb)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-index-for-elasticsearch/177497/3 "2019-04-19T09:46:32Z")

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Good idea! 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:** [May 17, 2019, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-index-for-elasticsearch/177497/4 "2019-05-17T09:46:33Z")

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