# Can we run filebeat in silent mode with command line option /s **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** filebeat\ **Created:** [February 28, 2017, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-run-filebeat-in-silent-mode-with-command-line-option-s/76763 "2017-02-28T10:57:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Neelesh\_Sahu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Neelesh\_Sahu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Neelesh_Sahu)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-run-filebeat-in-silent-mode-with-command-line-option-s/76763/1 "2017-02-28T10:57:53Z")
Hi All, I have requirement to run Filebeat in Silent mode instead of normal mode. Is there any option available to run in silent mode (ps: not as service). Example : Filebeat\*\*\*\*\*\*\*.exe" /S (/S is the command to run the file in silent mode for exe files that use NSIS) ---
**Author:** ![andrewkroh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrewkroh/32/3784_2.png) [@andrewkroh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andrewkroh)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-run-filebeat-in-silent-mode-with-command-line-option-s/76763/2 "2017-02-28T15:51:54Z")
Any Beat will be silent by default. You must pass the `-e` flag to enable logging to stderr to get any output on the console. The logs will end up in a file by default. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-run-filebeat-in-silent-mode-with-command-line-option-s/76763/3 "2017-03-28T15:52:07Z")
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