# Filebeat compile on OpenBSD 6.0 **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** filebeat\ **Created:** [November 6, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-compile-on-openbsd-6-0/65145 "2016-11-06T18:11:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gordo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gordo/32/13004_2.png) [@Gordo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gordo)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-compile-on-openbsd-6-0/65145/1 "2016-11-06T18:11:47Z")
I would like to run Filebeat 5.0 on an OpenBSD 6.0 server. The current version of Go on OpenBSD is 1.6 and it would appear that there is a dependency on the Go 1.7 (specifically, a failing context import error, related to moving context into the Go 'core'). Is there a way to compile with Go 1.6? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![andrewkroh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrewkroh/32/3784_2.png) [@andrewkroh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andrewkroh)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-compile-on-openbsd-6-0/65145/2 "2016-11-07T01:13:52Z")
You can install Go 1.7 by [building it from source](https://golang.org/doc/install/source). Then use that to build Beats. ---
**Author:** ![Gordo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gordo/32/13004_2.png) [@Gordo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gordo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-compile-on-openbsd-6-0/65145/3 "2016-11-07T01:40:09Z")
Thanks Andrew, I actually have built Go 1.7. But currently Go 1.7 is only available on head (as opposed to stable or current), I typically prefer to track stable, as there are fewer surprises. Thus my question about 1.6. ---
**Author:** ![andrewkroh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrewkroh/32/3784_2.png) [@andrewkroh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andrewkroh)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-compile-on-openbsd-6-0/65145/4 "2016-11-07T01:57:17Z")
> [@Gordo](#): > > Is there a way to compile with Go 1.6? You would have to patch it. Probably it's just the add\_cloud\_metadata processor that's causing you an issue. You could just remove that file if you aren't using that processor type. ---
**Author:** ![Gordo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gordo/32/13004_2.png) [@Gordo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gordo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-compile-on-openbsd-6-0/65145/5 "2016-11-08T01:56:58Z")
**This is just for reference for anyone who wants to build filebeat 5.0 for OpenBSD 6.0** - NOTE: To build, /usr/ will have to have more disk space then normal 'default' partition. Consider deleting all the partitions except swap and add all back on one '/' - Fetching the ports tree: ```auto cd /tmp ftp https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.0/ports.tar.gz ftp https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.0/SHA256.sig ``` - Validate: ```auto signify -Cp /etc/signify/openbsd-$(uname -r | cut -c 1,3)-base.pub -x SHA256.sig ports.tar.gz ``` ```auto Signature Verified ports.tar.gz: OK ``` - Consider using screen to run builds that take a long time: ```auto export PKG_PATH="http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.0/packages/amd64/" sudo pkg_add screen screen ``` - Untar: ```auto cd /usr sudo tar xzf /tmp/ports.tar.gz ``` - Update from cvs, tracking HEAD: ```auto cd /usr sudo cvs -d anoncvs@anoncvs.ca.openbsd.org:/cvs get -rHEAD -P ports ``` - Build go: ```auto cd /usr/ports/lang/go sudo make install ``` - Files are available in: ```auto ls /usr/ports/packages/amd64/all ``` ```auto bash-4.3.48.tgz gettext-0.19.8.1.tgz go-1.7p0.tgz go-bootstrap-1.4.3p2.tgz libiconv-1.14p3.tgz xz-5.2.2p0.tgz ``` - Install dependencies to build filebeat: ```auto export PKG_PATH="http://mirror/pub/OpenBSD/6.0/packages/amd64/" sudo pkg_add git gmake ``` - Then regular checkout and build of filebeat: ```auto mkdir ~/go export GOPATH=~/go mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/elastic cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/elastic git clone https://github.com/elastic/beats.git ``` - List and switch to the appropriate branch, release 5.0: ```auto cd beats git branch -a git checkout -b remotes/origin/5.0 git branch -a ``` ```auto git fetch git checkout 5.0 ``` - Build: ```auto cd filebeat go get gmake ``` _Edit to add pkg\_add of git and gmake_ ---
**Author:** ![ruflin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ruflin/32/3116_2.png) [@ruflin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ruflin)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 7:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-compile-on-openbsd-6-0/65145/6 "2016-11-08T07:30:57Z")
@Gordo Thanks a lot for sharing all these details with the community 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Gordo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gordo/32/13004_2.png) [@Gordo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gordo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-compile-on-openbsd-6-0/65145/7 "2016-11-08T13:06:33Z")
NP, just a past of my install notes. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-compile-on-openbsd-6-0/65145/8 "2016-12-06T13:06:48Z")
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