# Custom Index Creation Issue

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-index-creation-issue/348979>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 10, 2023, 10:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-index-creation-issue/348979 "2023-12-10T10:39:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-index-creation-issue/348979/4 "2023-12-10T23:06:37Z")

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> [@Mani\_Manikanta](#):
>
> ```auto
> output.elasticsearch.index: "elk-%{[agent.version]}"
> setup.template.name: "elk-%{[agent.version]}"
> setup.template.pattern: "elk-%{[agent.version]}"
> setup.ilm.overwrite: true
> 
> ```

These are not indented correctly and there is a error in 7.17 docs.... the [8.11 docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/8.11/change-index-name.html) are correct

These need to be all the way to the left / no indent

```auto
output.elasticsearch.index: "customname-%{[agent.version]}"
setup.template.name: "customname-%{[agent.version]}"
setup.template.pattern: "customname-%{[agent.version]}"

```

Also if you are not using logstash then those configuration do no matter...

If later you want to "passthrough " logstash then we can get that right

I think I went to through this in a little more detail here

> [@Custom index not getting created in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-index-not-getting-created-in-kibana/347970/4):
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> Follow these instructions [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/8.11/change-index-name.html) (there is a bug in the 8.5. docs) Ok try this.... this is a complete working sample This will setup the template and ILM policy with your custom name, where you can control the daily rollover. Do not try to create a data stream with the -%{+yyyy.MM.dd} syntax ... just go to the new ILM policy and set the rollover daily and the backing index will roll over daily... example in this case .ds-customname-8.5.3-2023.11.26-000001 The commented-out last line you can u…

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