# Adding Graylog to already existing ELK stack

**URL:** <https://community.graylog.org/t/adding-graylog-to-already-existing-elk-stack/970>\
**Category:** Graylog Central (peer support)\
**Created:** [April 27, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/adding-graylog-to-already-existing-elk-stack/970 "2017-04-27T18:38:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![jan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/jan/32/11_2.png) [@jan](https://community.graylog.org/u/jan)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2017, 6:58am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/adding-graylog-to-already-existing-elk-stack/970/2 "2017-04-28T06:58:40Z")

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Hej @matejzero

why not using the beats input on Graylog and the native beats protocol to transfer messages from logstash to Graylog?

To get an idea what is supported by whom please read [this posting](https://community.graylog.org/t/introducing-graylog-labs/654).

regards  
Jan

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