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         # A list of downstream servers listening for our messages.
         # logstash-forwarder will pick one at random and only switch if
         # the selected one appears to be dead or unresponsive
-        "servers": [ "localhost:5043" ],
+        "servers": [ "localhost:12345" ],
 
         # The path to your client ssl certificate (optional)
         "ssl certificate": "./logstash-forwarder.crt",