# What config will need to send mail using log4j.property settings in logstash? **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [November 24, 2020, 10:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-config-will-need-to-send-mail-using-log4j-property-settings-in-logstash/256481 "2020-11-24T10:04:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![talbehat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/talbehat/32/84367_2.png) [@talbehat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/talbehat)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 10:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-config-will-need-to-send-mail-using-log4j-property-settings-in-logstash/256481/1 "2020-11-24T10:04:14Z")
currently logstash create plain.log, how can send mail using log4j2.property file. any idea? ---
**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-config-will-need-to-send-mail-using-log4j-property-settings-in-logstash/256481/2 "2020-11-24T14:31:23Z")
Configure an [SMTPAppender](https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/appenders.html#SMTPAppender). ---
**Author:** ![talbehat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/talbehat/32/84367_2.png) [@talbehat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/talbehat)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 8:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-config-will-need-to-send-mail-using-log4j-property-settings-in-logstash/256481/3 "2020-11-25T08:57:38Z")
i have used this SMTPAppender config but i am not getting any email and error on logstash log4j.rootLogger=email log4j.appender.email=org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender log4j.appender.email.BufferSize=10 [log4j.appender.email.SMTPHost=smtp.gmail.com](http://log4j.appender.email.SMTPHost=smtp.gmail.com) log4j.appender.email.SMTPPort=587 [log4j.appender.email.SMTPUsername=abc@gmail.com](mailto:log4j.appender.email.SMTPUsername=abc@gmail.com) log4j.appender.email.SMTPPassword=\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* log4j.appender.email.SMTPProtocol=smtps [log4j.appender.email.From=abc@gmail.com](mailto:log4j.appender.email.From=abc@gmail.com) [log4j.appender.email.To=abc@abc.com](mailto:log4j.appender.email.To=abc@abc.com) log4j.appender.email.Subject=show error log4j.appender.email.threshold=INFO log4j.appender.mail.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout log4j.appender.email.layout.ConversionPattern=[%d{ISO8601}][%-5p][%-25c]%notEmpty{[%X{pipeline.id}]} %m%n ---
**Author:** ![talbehat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/talbehat/32/84367_2.png) [@talbehat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/talbehat)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 8:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-config-will-need-to-send-mail-using-log4j-property-settings-in-logstash/256481/4 "2020-11-25T08:59:20Z")
is there any config which i need to add? ---
**Author:** ![talbehat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/talbehat/32/84367_2.png) [@talbehat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/talbehat)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-config-will-need-to-send-mail-using-log4j-property-settings-in-logstash/256481/5 "2020-11-26T05:51:28Z")
any useful update ? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 5:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-config-will-need-to-send-mail-using-log4j-property-settings-in-logstash/256481/6 "2020-12-24T05:52:16Z")
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