# Filebeat in docker, cannot reload configuration

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-in-docker-cannot-reload-configuration/90210>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [June 21, 2017, 7:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-in-docker-cannot-reload-configuration/90210 "2017-06-21T07:31:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![delphi1989](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/delphi1989/32/19343_2.png) [@delphi1989](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/delphi1989)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 7:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-in-docker-cannot-reload-configuration/90210/1 "2017-06-21T07:31:05Z")

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Hello 😃

I'm wondering why it's not working if I modify the filebeat.yml file

Here is my configuration:

```auto
    # =========
    # input
    # =========

    filebeat.prospectors:
      - input_type: log
        documnet_type: "xxx"
        paths:
          - /sample/*.log
    
    filebeat.config.prospectors:
      reload:
        enabled: true
        period: 10s

    # =========
    # output
    # =========
    
    output.logstash:
      hosts: ["172.17.0.2:5043"]
    
    # =========
    # logging
    # =========
    
    logging:
      level: info

```

And docker-compose.yml:

```auto
    version: '3'
    services:
      logserver:
        image: ''
        ports:
          - "5601:5601"
          - "5043:5043"
        container_name: logserver
      logclient:
        image: ''
        volumes:
          - ~/path/to/config:/sample
        environment:
          BEATS_NAME: filebeat
          BEATS_CONF: /sample/filebeat.yml
        container_name: logclient
        depends_on:
          - logserver

```

When I modify the configuration file that:

```auto
    logging.level: debug

```

It's seems nothing changed at all.

Is there any problem ?

Thanks 😃

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**Author:** ![exekias](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/exekias/32/28718_2.png) [@exekias](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/exekias)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 8:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-in-docker-cannot-reload-configuration/90210/2 "2017-06-21T08:58:26Z")

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Hi @delphi1989,

Config reload only works for prospectors lists: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-configuration-reloading.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-configuration-reloading.html)

So it allows you to load new prospectors on the fly, but you cannot change logging level in the same way

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**Author:** ![delphi1989](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/delphi1989/32/19343_2.png) [@delphi1989](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/delphi1989)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 9:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-in-docker-cannot-reload-configuration/90210/3 "2017-06-21T09:10:59Z")

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Thank you 😃

Save the day

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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:** [July 19, 2017, 9:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-in-docker-cannot-reload-configuration/90210/4 "2017-07-19T09:11:00Z")

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