Hi, From what I understand, if I need Filebeat to collect logs from remote machine, I need to have shared file system with the remote mschine, so the Filebeat will be able to reach the files as if they where local, just by getting the path. I want to check other option to install various Filebeats…

We always recommend installing Filebeat on the remote servers. Using shared folders is not supported. The typical setup is that you have a Logstash + Elasticsearch + Kibana in a central place (one or multiple servers) and Filebeat installed on the remote machines from where you are collecting data. …

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