# Filebeat 7.5.1 Missing a step for custom index names config?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-7-5-1-missing-a-step-for-custom-index-names-config/215044>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [January 14, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-7-5-1-missing-a-step-for-custom-index-names-config/215044 "2020-01-14T20:40:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![cgutshall](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cgutshall/32/59809_2.png) [@cgutshall](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cgutshall)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-7-5-1-missing-a-step-for-custom-index-names-config/215044/1 "2020-01-14T20:40:03Z")

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I have the following set it my **filebeat.yml** config file, which should allow me to see dev-\* index in kibana. However these are still showing as filebeat-\*. Is there something Im missing based on the docs and the reference file on install I should have everything set correctly.

```
filebeat.inputs:
  - type: log
    enabled: true
    paths:
      - /var/log/*.log

filebeat.config.modules:
  path: ${path.config}/modules.d/*.yml
  reload.enabled: false

output.elasticsearch:
  hosts: ["my_es_host_ip:9200"]
  index: "dev-%{[agent.version]}-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}"

setup.template.enabled: true
setup.template.name: "dev-%{[agent.version]}"
setup.template.pattern: "dev-%{[agent.version]}-*"

```

Thanks

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**Author:** ![shaunak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shaunak/32/6643_2.png) [@shaunak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shaunak)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-7-5-1-missing-a-step-for-custom-index-names-config/215044/2 "2020-01-15T15:47:47Z")

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Yes, this is unfortunately not obvious in our docs (see [https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/11866](https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/11866)) 😞. You will need to add an extra setting:

```auto
setup.ilm.enabled: false

```

By default this setting is set to `true` and in that case the default index template and index names stay in effect.

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**Author:** ![cgutshall](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cgutshall/32/59809_2.png) [@cgutshall](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cgutshall)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-7-5-1-missing-a-step-for-custom-index-names-config/215044/3 "2020-01-15T15:51:32Z")

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That fixed did it 💥, thanks for the help!

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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 12, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-7-5-1-missing-a-step-for-custom-index-names-config/215044/4 "2020-02-12T15:51:34Z")

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