Install Filebeat

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Install Filebeat

Filebeat is a lightweight software for sending logs is available for Windows, MacOS and Linux.

Install Filebeat from rpm package

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Download rpm package (with sha512 checked)
$ wget https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/beats/filebeat/filebeat-7.2.0-x86_64.rpm
$ wget https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/beats/filebeat/filebeat-7.2.0-x86_64.rpm.sha512

Install Filebeat
$ rpm -ivh filebeat-7.2.0-x86_64.rpm

Check filebeat version (7.2.0)
$ filebeat version

Move custom.yml(content differ from every project) into filebeat directory.
$mv custom.yml /etc/filebeat/

(Optional) Install Filebeat from binary

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Download Filebeat 7.2.0 binary (with sha512 checked)
$wget https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/beats/filebeat/filebeat-7.2.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
$wget https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/beats/filebeat/filebeat-7.2.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz.sha512

Unzip filebeat package.

Check filebeat version (7.2.0)
$ ./filebeat version

Move custom.yml(content differ from every project) into filebeat directory.

Modify custom.yml

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Modify absolute source log path & instance name.
Linux version:
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filebeat.inputs:
- type: log  
  paths:    - /usr/local/apache/tomcat/logs/catalina.log  
  fields:
    pipeline_log_id: project    
	instance: custom_instance  
  fields_under_root: true  
  tail_files: false  
  scan_frequency: 3s  
  idle_timeout: 3s
output.logstash:  
  hosts: ["www.elk02.co:5044"]  
  worker: 5
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MS windows version:
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filebeat.inputs:
- type: log  
  paths:    -  'C:\tomcat\logs\catalina.log'  
  fields:    
    pipeline_log_id: project    
	instance: custom_instance  
  fields_under_root: true  
  tail_files: false  
  scan_frequency: 3s  
  idle_timeout: 3s
output.logstash:  
  hosts: ["www.elk02.co:5044"]  
  worker: 5

Modify log sending destination.

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filebeat.inputs:
- type: log  
  paths:    - /usr/local/apache/tomcat/logs/catalina.log  
  fields:    
    pipeline_log_id: project    
	instance: custom_instance  
  fields_under_root: true  
  tail_files: false  
  scan_frequency: 3s  
  idle_timeout: 3s
output.logstash:  
  hosts: ["www.elk02.co:5044"]  
  worker: 5

Run filebeat

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Change directory into filebeat folder.

Execute filebeat.
MS windows version: (Keep the window opened)C:\filebeat> filebeat.exe -c custom.yml
Linux windows version:[root@localhost filebeat]$nohup filebeat -c custom.yml &