# Can Zeek logs listen on a syslog port

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-zeek-logs-listen-on-a-syslog-port/212458>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [December 19, 2019, 9:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-zeek-logs-listen-on-a-syslog-port/212458 "2019-12-19T09:29:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![tahseen\_fatima](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tahseen_fatima/32/67789_2.png) [@tahseen\_fatima](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tahseen_fatima)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 9:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-zeek-logs-listen-on-a-syslog-port/212458/1 "2019-12-19T09:29:18Z")

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Hello,  
I have a ELK setup of 7.4 in a cluster I have filebeat 7.4 version.  
I am receiving zeek logs via syslog port 514, and here is the default module configuration of zeek module.

```
> - module: zeek
> connection:
> enabled: true
> dns:
> enabled: true
> http:
> enabled: true
> files:
> enabled: true
> ssl:
> enabled: true
> notice:
> enabled: true
> 
> #var.paths: 

```

But my zeek log coming on a port 514. when I am changing the configuration of zeek module to this and restarting my filebeat I am getting the following error.

```
> - module: zeek
> log:
> enabled: true
> var:
> syslog_host: 0.0.0.0
> syslog_port: 514

```

> Error: Exiting: Filebeat zeek/log is configured but doesn't existes.

Can someone please help me.  
Can zeek module listen on port? Or its only read path.?

Kindly help,  
Request for a quick reply.

Thanks,  
Tahseen

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-zeek-logs-listen-on-a-syslog-port/212458/3 "2020-01-16T09:31:47Z")

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