# Custom Module Config

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-module-config/214003>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [January 7, 2020, 8:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-module-config/214003 "2020-01-07T08:06:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![dawiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71e660/32.png) [@dawiro](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dawiro)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 8:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-module-config/214003/1 "2020-01-07T08:06:47Z")

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Hi,  
Each filebeat module comes with a default prospector config. How are we meant to customise/extend it without editing the config files under `/usr/share/filebeat/module`?

Thx  
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**Author:** ![faec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/faec/32/46988_2.png) [@faec](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/faec)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-module-config/214003/2 "2020-01-09T18:17:47Z")

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Typical module-specific configuration is in `filebeat/modules.d/[module name].yml`, see [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-modules.html) for per-module info. If you need to change input configuration that isn't exposed by the module, you're probably looking to [override input settings](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/advanced-settings.html).

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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 6, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-module-config/214003/3 "2020-02-06T18:17:59Z")

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