# Using Softflowd to send IPFIX data to logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-softflowd-to-send-ipfix-data-to-logstash/93083>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 13, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-softflowd-to-send-ipfix-data-to-logstash/93083 "2017-07-13T22:29:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![red888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@red888](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/red888)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-softflowd-to-send-ipfix-data-to-logstash/93083/1 "2017-07-13T22:29:18Z")

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Looking at the docs it says I can use Softflowd to send IPFIX traffic to logstash: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-codecs-netflow.html#\_description\_154](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-codecs-netflow.html#_description_154)

I can find any examples though of how to do this. Is there any documentation for using Softflowd to send IPFIX data to logstash?

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**Author:** ![guyboertje](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/guyboertje/32/31592_2.png) [@guyboertje](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/guyboertje)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-softflowd-to-send-ipfix-data-to-logstash/93083/2 "2017-07-21T15:57:12Z")

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@jorritfolmer - Please would you be so kind as to give us some pointers here?

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**Author:** ![jorritfolmer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jorritfolmer/32/20327_2.png) [@jorritfolmer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jorritfolmer)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-softflowd-to-send-ipfix-data-to-logstash/93083/3 "2017-07-21T17:43:37Z")

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Sure, first you should make sure a compiler, libpcap headers, autoconf and autoheader utils are installed. On RHEL or CENTOS Linux distributions this is done through:

```
yum install autoconf gcc libpcap-devel

```

Then:

```
git clone https://github.com/djmdjm/softflowd.git
cd softflowd
autoconf
autoheader
./configure
make
./softflowd -v 10 -P udp -n yourlogstashinstance:4739
```

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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:** [August 18, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-softflowd-to-send-ipfix-data-to-logstash/93083/4 "2017-08-18T17:44:36Z")

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Closed on August 18, 2017, 5:44pm UTC

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