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# Running a Logging Pipeline Locally
# Run a logging pipeline locally

You may wish to test a logging pipeline locally to observe how it deals with log messages. The following is a walk-through for running Fluent Bit and Elasticsearch locally with [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) which can serve as an example for testing other plugins locally.
You can test logging pipelines locally to observe how they handles log messages. This guide explains how to use [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) to run Fluent Bit and Elasticsearch locally, but you can use the same principles to test other plugins.

## Create a Configuration File
## Create a configuration file

Refer to the [Configuration File section](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/administration/configuring-fluent-bit/classic-mode/configuration-file) to create a configuration to test.

`fluent-bit.conf`:
Start by creating a [Fluent Bit configuration file](/administration/configuring-fluent-bit/classic-mode/configuration-file) to test.

{% code title="fluent-bit.conf" %}
```text
[INPUT]
Name dummy
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Host elasticsearch
Replace_Dots On
```
{% endcode %}

## Docker Compose

Use [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) to run Fluent Bit \(with the configuration file mounted\) and Elasticsearch.
## Use Docker Compose

`docker-compose.yaml`:
Use [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) to run Fluent Bit (with the configuration file mounted) and Elasticsearch.

{% code title="docker-compose.yaml" %}
```yaml
version: "3.7"

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environment:
- discovery.type=single-node
```
{% endcode %}

## View indexed logs

To view indexed logs run:
To view indexed logs, run the following command:

```bash
curl "localhost:9200/_search?pretty" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d'{ "query": { "match_all": {} }}'
```

To "start fresh", delete the index by running:
## Reset index

To reset your index, run the following command:

```bash
curl -X DELETE "localhost:9200/fluent-bit?pretty"
```