# Error during build for Beats version 8.9.1

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-during-build-for-beats-version-8-9-1/341778>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** docker, filebeat, libbeat\
**Created:** [August 28, 2023, 6:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-during-build-for-beats-version-8-9-1/341778 "2023-08-28T06:25:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Nikhitha\_Karennagari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nikhitha_karennagari/32/111864_2.png) [@Nikhitha\_Karennagari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nikhitha_Karennagari)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 6:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-during-build-for-beats-version-8-9-1/341778/1 "2023-08-28T06:25:40Z")

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Hi,

I am facing the below error while building the beats repo. Please help to resolve the issue. Thanks

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Error: running "go build -o build/golang-crossbuild/filebeat-linux-amd64 -buildmode pie -trimpath -tags=withjournald -ldflags -s -X github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/version.buildTime=2023-08-22T06:16:27Z -X github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/version.commit=48d71eecc46d907d0d112579d10c99b626980242" failed with exit code 1

[2023-08-22T06:16:30.050Z] Error: failed building for linux/amd64: exit status 1

[2023-08-22T06:16:30.050Z] failed building for linux/amd64: exit status 1

[2023-08-22T06:16:34.308Z] package ran for 4m33.470605524s

[2023-08-22T06:16:34.308Z] Error: running "docker run --ulimit nofile=262144:262144 --env EXEC_UID=0 --env EXEC_GID=0 -v /go/pkg/mod:/go/pkg/mod:ro --env DEV=false --rm --env GOFLAGS=-mod=readonly --env MAGEFILE_VERBOSE= --env MAGEFILE_TIMEOUT= --env SNAPSHOT=true -v /go/src/github.com/elastic/beats/v7:/go/src/github.com/elastic/beats -w /go/src/github.com/elastic/beats/filebeat docker.elastic.co/beats-dev/golang-crossbuild:1.19.12-main-debian10 --build-cmd build/mage-linux-amd64 golangCrossBuild --platforms linux/amd64" failed with exit code 1

[2023-08-22T06:16:34.308Z] make: *** [snapshot] Error 1

[2023-08-22T06:16:34.308Z] ../libbeat/scripts/Makefile:481: recipe for target 'snapshot' failed

[2023-08-22T06:16:34.308Z] cp: cannot stat '/go/src/github.com/elastic/beats/v7/filebeat/build/distributions/filebeat-oss-8.9.1-SNAPSHOT-linux-x86_64.tar.gz': No such file or directory

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**Author:** ![Nikhitha\_Karennagari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nikhitha_karennagari/32/111864_2.png) [@Nikhitha\_Karennagari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nikhitha_Karennagari)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-during-build-for-beats-version-8-9-1/341778/2 "2023-08-28T12:16:40Z")

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HI @leandrojmp , could you please look into this.

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**Author:** ![leandrojmp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leandrojmp/32/107231_2.png) [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-during-build-for-beats-version-8-9-1/341778/3 "2023-08-28T12:25:28Z")

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Hello,

Please do not tag people in topics unless they already had some interact in the post.

I can not help, I have no experience building beats.

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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:** [September 25, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-during-build-for-beats-version-8-9-1/341778/4 "2023-09-25T14:26:21Z")

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