# Error creating input: No paths were defined for input accessing config **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Created:** [October 9, 2018, 9:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-creating-input-no-paths-were-defined-for-input-accessing-config/151596 "2018-10-09T09:39:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eagle1209](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed8c4c/32.png) [@eagle1209](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eagle1209)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 9:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-creating-input-no-paths-were-defined-for-input-accessing-config/151596/1 "2018-10-09T09:39:36Z")
Hello, I am trial ashosted Elasticsearch Service. And i try to start filebeat, but i have some problem. I try install filebeat but it come to stopped. Here is my command: ![cmd](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/f/1/f156e1155667e569bf723c8ba5c191b488b6d98d.png) When i open log in C:\ProgramData\filebeat\logs. I received here: ![log%20error](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/d/0d6287f50c1d2409f4c3e9d89427667676117000.png) my filebeat.yml file: ![setting2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/b/d/bd1f1a8964da9773f39a3ef085ef294efbc593a8.png) (upload://huRHnMcq5G7JqvPrskjpcMS9wxn.png) ![setting3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/e/d/ed0c52cb76a8462d438214d85ba6d99485f3083a.png) ---
**Author:** ![steffens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/steffens/32/79630_2.png) [@steffens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steffens)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-creating-input-no-paths-were-defined-for-input-accessing-config/151596/2 "2018-10-09T17:29:24Z")
Can you share your complete filebeat config? Please do not share screen shots, but actual text. Looks like you don't have any module or input configured/enabled. ---
**Author:** ![eagle1209](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed8c4c/32.png) [@eagle1209](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eagle1209)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 1:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-creating-input-no-paths-were-defined-for-input-accessing-config/151596/3 "2018-10-10T01:08:18Z")
[https://anotepad.com/notes/i84r8m](https://anotepad.com/notes/i84r8m) Here. I can post here. 7000 words limit. I use hosted Elasticsearch Service. Should I enable any thing in config? ---
**Author:** ![eagle1209](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed8c4c/32.png) [@eagle1209](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eagle1209)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-creating-input-no-paths-were-defined-for-input-accessing-config/151596/4 "2018-10-10T09:50:38Z")
One more question. When should we use filebeat or metricbeat? Can you send me document when using hosted in elastic? I can't find filebeat in here: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud/saas-release/ec-cloud-id.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud/saas-release/ec-cloud-id.html) ---
**Author:** ![Tek\_Chand](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tek_chand/32/34318_2.png) [@Tek\_Chand](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tek_Chand)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-creating-input-no-paths-were-defined-for-input-accessing-config/151596/5 "2018-10-10T12:10:30Z")
> [@eagle1209](#): > > One more question. When should we use filebeat or metricbeat? Filebeat is used when you want to send any kind of logs on elasticserach. Metricbeat is used to collect the metrics like system metrics, nginx metrics etc. Its used for monitoring the performance of your system and services. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![eagle1209](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed8c4c/32.png) [@eagle1209](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eagle1209)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-creating-input-no-paths-were-defined-for-input-accessing-config/151596/6 "2018-10-10T12:54:07Z")
Thanks. Can you take a look in my filebeat config? What should i do?\_ ---
**Author:** ![dedemorton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dedemorton/32/84409_2.png) [@dedemorton](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dedemorton)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-creating-input-no-paths-were-defined-for-input-accessing-config/151596/7 "2018-10-10T13:43:18Z")
If you're still looking for documentation resources, I recommend looking at the getting started guides in the [Filebeat Reference](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/index.html) and [Metricbeat Reference](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/index.html). ---
**Author:** ![eagle1209](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed8c4c/32.png) [@eagle1209](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eagle1209)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-creating-input-no-paths-were-defined-for-input-accessing-config/151596/8 "2018-10-10T14:04:13Z")
I setup sucessfuly some metric in metricbeat. I i did not get lucky in filebeat. Error show on my post. Can you check it? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-creating-input-no-paths-were-defined-for-input-accessing-config/151596/9 "2018-11-07T16:04:14Z")
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