diff --git a/ansible/roles/install_elk/files/30-elasticsearch-output.conf b/ansible/roles/install_elk/files/30-elasticsearch-output.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab51625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/install_elk/files/30-elasticsearch-output.conf
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+output {
+  elasticsearch { hosts => ["localhost:9200"] }
+  stdout { codec => rubydebug }
+}