# Cannot start filebeat with configuration file

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-start-filebeat-with-configuration-file/333338>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [May 12, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-start-filebeat-with-configuration-file/333338 "2023-05-12T21:05:26Z")\
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> [@Yasser\_Alsawy](#):
>
> `index: "yasser-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}]"` \<\<\<\<

Typos.....it's right there

And since you create your own index you need to create your own index pattern it is not automatically created for you.

And shouldn't this be enabled

> [@Yasser\_Alsawy](#):
>
> ```auto
> setup.template:
> enabled: false
> 
> ```

Also you might want to look at [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-writing-to-its-own-index/310842/28) post If you are indeed, set to on creating your own indices 🙂

Again, I normally suggest starting with the defaults and learning and then creating interesting things ... 🙂

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