# Create custom filebeat module issue

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-custom-filebeat-module-issue/198912>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [September 10, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-custom-filebeat-module-issue/198912 "2019-09-10T13:33:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Marek\_Siwiec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marek_siwiec/32/45680_2.png) [@Marek\_Siwiec](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marek_Siwiec)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-custom-filebeat-module-issue/198912/1 "2019-09-10T13:33:47Z")

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Hi  
I have problem with creating custom module, when I try to create module by comman `make create-module MODULE=nameofModule`, then I got `Unknown targets specified: create-module, MODULE=name`.

I folllowing by [instructions](https://elastic.co/guide/en/beats/devguide/7.3/filebeat-modules-devguide.html) and also [this](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/devguide/7.3/beats-contributing.html).

When I run `make update`then I got:

> Added functools32==3.2.3.post2 from [https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c5/60/6ac26ad05857c601308d8fb9e87fa36d0ebf889423f47c3502ef034365db/functools32-3.2.3-2.tar.gz#sha256=f6253dfbe0538ad2e387bd8fdfd9293c925d63553f5813c4e587745416501e6d](https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c5/60/6ac26ad05857c601308d8fb9e87fa36d0ebf889423f47c3502ef034365db/functools32-3.2.3-2.tar.gz#sha256=f6253dfbe0538ad2e387bd8fdfd9293c925d63553f5813c4e587745416501e6d) (from -r C:(...)\go\src\github.com\elastic\beats/libbeat/tests/system/requirements.txt (line 13)) to build tracker 'C:\(...)\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-req-tracker-ws3wgda4'  
> 2019-09-10T15:45:54,645 Running setup.py (path:...\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-0hx4zhq9\functools32\setup.py) egg\_info for package functools32  
> 2019-09-10T15:45:54,645 Running command python setup.py egg\_info  
> 2019-09-10T15:45:54,878 This backport is for Python 2.7 only.

If I should provide more information please let me know.

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**Author:** ![Alex\_Kristiansen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alex_kristiansen/32/46086_2.png) [@Alex\_Kristiansen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alex_Kristiansen)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-custom-filebeat-module-issue/198912/2 "2019-09-11T17:52:45Z")

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I wonder if this is an issue with the windows shell. Can you try running `make create-module` without the env variable and see if you get farther?

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**Author:** ![Marek\_Siwiec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marek_siwiec/32/45680_2.png) [@Marek\_Siwiec](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marek_Siwiec)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 7:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-custom-filebeat-module-issue/198912/3 "2019-09-12T07:39:15Z")

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Thanks for reply 🙂  
You mean run only this command: `make create-module`? If yes, it not helped.

I try also on consoles which emulate linux environment, but unfortunately with the same result.

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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:** [October 10, 2019, 7:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-custom-filebeat-module-issue/198912/4 "2019-10-10T07:39:15Z")

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