# Configure disk spool using filebeat

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-disk-spool-using-filebeat/216161>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Created:** [January 23, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-disk-spool-using-filebeat/216161 "2020-01-23T01:56:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![kaushalshriyan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kaushalshriyan/32/44563_2.png) [@kaushalshriyan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kaushalshriyan)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-disk-spool-using-filebeat/216161/1 "2020-01-23T01:56:32Z")

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Hi

Is there a way to use configure disk spool using filebeat? If the remote host is down, messages are spooled to disk on the client host and sent when it is up again. For example as per the below settings in rsyslog

```
> # An on-disk queue is created for this action. If the remote host is
> # down, messages are spooled to disk and sent when it is up again.
> #$WorkDirectory /var/lib/rsyslog # where to place spool files
> #$ActionQueueFileName fwdRule1 # unique name prefix for spool files
> #$ActionQueueMaxDiskSpace 1g # 1gb space limit (use as much as possible)
> #$ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on # save messages to disk on shutdown

```

Thanks in advance and I look forward to hearing from you.

Best Regards,

Kaushal

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**Author:** ![rugenl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rugenl/32/12887_2.png) [@rugenl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rugenl)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-disk-spool-using-filebeat/216161/2 "2020-01-23T03:20:32Z")

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Doc [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/7.5/configuring-internal-queue.html#configuration-internal-queue-spool), it's new,still beta in 7.5.

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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:** [February 20, 2020, 5:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-disk-spool-using-filebeat/216161/3 "2020-02-20T05:20:55Z")

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