# Windows: reload filter during runtime?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-reload-filter-during-runtime/78490>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [March 14, 2017, 10:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-reload-filter-during-runtime/78490 "2017-03-14T10:13:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![asp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@asp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asp)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 10:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-reload-filter-during-runtime/78490/1 "2017-03-14T10:13:46Z")

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Hi,

I am starting logstash.bat with -f parameter on commandline.  
During development of new filters I often need to restart logstash because I changed filter condiguration.

Is there a way to reload the configuration on runtime to save time for startup logstash?

Thanks, Andreas

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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:** [March 14, 2017, 10:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-reload-filter-during-runtime/78490/2 "2017-03-14T10:18:51Z")

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Have you seen [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/reloading-config.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/reloading-config.html)?

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**Author:** ![asp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@asp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asp)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 11:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-reload-filter-during-runtime/78490/3 "2017-03-15T11:58:21Z")

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thanks, automatic reloading with -r works.

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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:** [April 12, 2017, 11:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-reload-filter-during-runtime/78490/4 "2017-04-12T11:58:23Z")

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