# Why does logstash do not appear in the "Managament" option?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-does-logstash-do-not-appear-in-the-managament-option/200075>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 18, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-does-logstash-do-not-appear-in-the-managament-option/200075 "2019-09-18T19:00:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rosho](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rosho/32/51872_2.png) [@Rosho](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rosho)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-does-logstash-do-not-appear-in-the-managament-option/200075/1 "2019-09-18T19:00:23Z")

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Hi

I have just viewed a tutorial about Logstash  
[https://www.elastic.co/fr/webinars/getting-started-logstash?baymax=default&elektra=docs&storm=top-video](https://www.elastic.co/fr/webinars/getting-started-logstash?baymax=default&elektra=docs&storm=top-video)

I am using a VM to test the X-pack capabilities and the GeoIP with private networks.  
But Logstash does not appear in the 'Management' option at the left hand side.

What does this mean? How did the logs were sent to Elastic if I do not have Logstash?

MY VIRTUAL MACHINE

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/4/1/41f4b0108de96583b1083eae728da7242c6532a2.png)

VIDEO: GETTING STARTED WITH LOGSTASH

 ![VIDEO](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/3/1/31a7a226449d28036dbb3aa6e258b68b9b330f90.png)

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 5:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-does-logstash-do-not-appear-in-the-managament-option/200075/2 "2019-09-19T05:43:28Z")

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Logstash only shows up in kibana if you are enable [centralized logstash pipelines management](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/configuring-centralized-pipelines.html) or [logstash monitoring](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/configuring-logstash.html).

Neither of which are required to use logstash to ingest data into Elasticsearch.

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**Author:** ![Rosho](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rosho/32/51872_2.png) [@Rosho](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rosho)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-does-logstash-do-not-appear-in-the-managament-option/200075/3 "2019-09-19T13:45:17Z")

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Hi @stephenb

Then to add filters to Logstash I will have to do it from the command line and not like it was shown on the video.

![PNG](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/6/564222e3b2fc232f7209f142e180f82a28cfc81f.jpeg) modify the

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-does-logstash-do-not-appear-in-the-managament-option/200075/4 "2019-09-19T15:09:12Z")

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If you use centralized pipeline management you can edit the logstash piepline (add / change filters etc) and deploy Logstash pipelines from Kibana but you have to set up per the documentation I previously gave you. That needs to be done first _before_ it will show up in Kibana.

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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:** [October 17, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-does-logstash-do-not-appear-in-the-managament-option/200075/5 "2019-10-17T15:09:15Z")

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