# Filebeat index template suggestion

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-index-template-suggestion/138072>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [July 1, 2018, 5:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-index-template-suggestion/138072 "2018-07-01T05:30:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![markdaku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@markdaku](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/markdaku)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 5:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-index-template-suggestion/138072/1 "2018-07-01T05:30:02Z")

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The modules are all fairly well self contained. Except for 1 important thing.

The index template is all merged into the monster one at the top of the beat. Shouldn't there be a template in each module directory instead?

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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 29, 2018, 5:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-index-template-suggestion/138072/2 "2018-07-29T05:30:04Z")

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