# Filebeat-error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-error/227700>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [April 12, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-error/227700 "2020-04-12T20:04:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jatinder10884](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@jatinder10884](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jatinder10884)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-error/227700/1 "2020-04-12T20:04:46Z")

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Hi All,  
I am facing the below error while running filebeat docker  
ERROR instance/beat.go:933 Exiting: Error while initializing input: No paths were defined for input accessing 'filebeat.inputs.0' (source:'filebeat.yml')  
Exiting: Error while initializing input: No paths were defined for input accessing 'filebeat.inputs.0' (source:'filebeat.yml')

Please let me know how I can fix this

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**Author:** ![Luca\_Belluccini](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/luca_belluccini/32/33239_2.png) [@Luca\_Belluccini](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Luca_Belluccini)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-error/227700/2 "2020-04-12T20:25:29Z")

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Hello,

Please check your `filebeat.yml` file is valid and your `filebeat.inputs` section is well formed.

Take a look to our [documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/configuration-filebeat-options.html).

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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, 8:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-error/227700/3 "2020-05-10T20:25:35Z")

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