# Why do I still have a logstash-\* index? (newbie)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-do-i-still-have-a-logstash-index-newbie/59689>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 2, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-do-i-still-have-a-logstash-index-newbie/59689 "2016-09-02T17:12:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![jazzed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@jazzed](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jazzed)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-do-i-still-have-a-logstash-index-newbie/59689/1 "2016-09-02T17:12:18Z")

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I've configured filebeat to use prod-\* as the index. How come I still have a logstash-\* index that seems to contain different fields. Is it a default catch all index?

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-do-i-still-have-a-logstash-index-newbie/59689/2 "2016-09-04T19:56:04Z")

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What does your Logstash configuration look like?

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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 6, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-do-i-still-have-a-logstash-index-newbie/59689/3 "2017-07-06T04:39:59Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 4:39am UTC