# Filebeat and Minimal Server Install

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-minimal-server-install/227707>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [April 12, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-minimal-server-install/227707 "2020-04-12T21:45:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![mrogowski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/54ee81/32.png) [@mrogowski](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mrogowski)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-minimal-server-install/227707/1 "2020-04-12T21:45:55Z")

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Hi folks, new user here.

I just spent the last two days bashing my head against the wall trying to determine why a minimal server setup (Centos 8) would not send beat info to a remote logstash system.

So after exhausting all alternatives, I did a fresh install of Centos 8 Server with GUI on a separate instance. And well, guess what? Beat worked like a charm!

So I am wondering what Beat needs to work properly using a minimal setup? Have any of you run into this?

Thanks,  
Mark

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**Author:** ![cuzimabot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cuzimabot/32/66188_2.png) [@cuzimabot](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cuzimabot)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-minimal-server-install/227707/2 "2020-04-12T22:09:23Z")

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I just signed up to post this exact question.

I've set up the basic ELK stack 3-4 times already. But everytime I try to connect a Filebeat node and send logs, it never reaches my Elasticsearch/Logstash.

Because there are so many components, I am also looking for a "bare minimum working setup" of ELK + Filebeat.

(I also have been trying to get this working for the last 2 days and nights. Followed the instructions, and various youtube videos. Even digitalocean's guides. Tried a plain Ubuntu VM, then Bitnami's pre-build OVA VMs, and now trying Docker.)

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**Author:** ![mrogowski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/54ee81/32.png) [@mrogowski](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mrogowski)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-minimal-server-install/227707/3 "2020-04-12T22:23:14Z")

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Thanks for responding. Al least I know I'm not losing my mind LOL!

From my side it makes no sense. TCPDump shows communication to and from the two systems, yet nothing shows up.

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**Author:** ![mrogowski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/54ee81/32.png) [@mrogowski](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mrogowski)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-minimal-server-install/227707/4 "2020-04-12T23:24:57Z")

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Sure enough, I converted my minimal install setup to Server with GUI and Beats started working immediately. So it is clear something is being added that isn't being included with a Beats install.

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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:** [May 10, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-minimal-server-install/227707/5 "2020-05-10T23:24:58Z")

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