# Filebeat causes

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-causes/351119>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [January 16, 2024, 5:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-causes/351119 "2024-01-16T05:51:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Rutuja\_More](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rutuja_more/32/125837_2.png) [@Rutuja\_More](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rutuja_More)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 5:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-causes/351119/1 "2024-01-16T05:51:00Z")

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Has anyone encountered compatibility issues when running Filebeat alongside a live application?  
Are there known conflicts or considerations to be aware of when Filebeat is continuously monitoring logs in the presence of another actively running application?  
How can I ensure that Filebeat doesn't adversely affect the performance of the live application?

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**Author:** ![Agi\_K\_Thomas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/agi_k_thomas/32/130842_2.png) [@Agi\_K\_Thomas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Agi_K_Thomas)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 5:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-causes/351119/2 "2024-01-17T05:02:27Z")

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> [@Rutuja\_More](#):
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> Has anyone encountered compatibility issues when running Filebeat alongside a live application?  
> Are there known conflicts or considerations to be aware of when Filebeat is continuously monitoring logs in the presence of another actively running application?  
> How can I ensure that Filebeat doesn't adversely affect the performance of the live application?

I think, the information in this [page](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/configuring-internal-queue.html) will be of some help to you.

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 6:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-causes/351119/3 "2024-01-17T06:29:01Z")

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Hi @Rutuja_More

> [@Rutuja\_More](#):
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> Has anyone encountered compatibility issues when running Filebeat alongside a live application?

Considering that there are thousands of users that use filebeat in the install base is well into the millions of instances of filebeat. Yes, there are some small percentage of beats that have issues... But those tend to be a small percentage.

> [@Rutuja\_More](#):
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> Are there known conflicts or considerations to be aware of when Filebeat is continuously monitoring logs in the presence of another actively running application?

This is a use case by use case basis you will need to provide more details if you would like input.

There are also release notes.

Where I see issue is when users try to use filebeat Not in it s intended purpose. It was originally developed to be an edge shipper. Think thin pipe. It works great in those environments. It has some additional inputs these days and sometimes I use cases where it's trying to be used as a thick pipe. More like logstash than a beat.

> [@Rutuja\_More](#):
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> How can I ensure that Filebeat doesn't adversely affect the performance of the live application?

This is an easy one, and I mean this directly, I'm not trying to be sassy.

Testing Is it the best way to ensure you won't have issues.

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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 14, 2024, 8:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-causes/351119/4 "2024-02-14T08:29:57Z")

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