# Elasticsearch logs when using custom index when shipping with Filebeat

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-logs-when-using-custom-index-when-shipping-with-filebeat/212843>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-monitoring\
**Created:** [December 23, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-logs-when-using-custom-index-when-shipping-with-filebeat/212843 "2019-12-23T12:12:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![LLin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e68b1a/32.png) [@LLin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LLin)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-logs-when-using-custom-index-when-shipping-with-filebeat/212843/1 "2019-12-23T12:12:29Z")

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Hey,

Is there a way to change the index that Kibana is looking for when trying to show cluster logs?  
In the Logs view it could be changed by using the following parameter:  
xpack.infra.sources.default.logAlias:  
but for the Stack Monitoring view there doesn't seem to be a parameter available so it's just showing no logs found, altho the logs are available but just not in a filebeat-\* index.

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**Author:** ![chrisronline](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrisronline/32/28230_2.png) [@chrisronline](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chrisronline)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-logs-when-using-custom-index-when-shipping-with-filebeat/212843/2 "2019-12-23T14:24:04Z")

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Hi @LLin,

Unfortunately, no. This isn't currently supported.

I'd recommend two things:

1. Create a feature request ([https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/new?template=Feature\_request.md](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/new?template=Feature_request.md)) for this
2. If possible, create an alias to map `filebeat-*` to your custom index name. See [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-add-alias.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-add-alias.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:** [January 20, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-logs-when-using-custom-index-when-shipping-with-filebeat/212843/3 "2020-01-20T14:30:33Z")

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