# Filebeat is not shipping logs

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-is-not-shipping-logs/43876>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 9, 2016, 8:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-is-not-shipping-logs/43876 "2016-03-09T08:08:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Sudharsankotti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sudharsankotti/32/49926_2.png) [@Sudharsankotti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sudharsankotti)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 8:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-is-not-shipping-logs/43876/1 "2016-03-09T08:08:40Z")

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I have configured Elasticsearch , KIbana and logstash in separate machine . While trying to config filebeat .File beat is not shipping the logs .

![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/a/a29d0f3ac99d9eec080348bf52095b6c02c4eb29.jpg)

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**Author:** ![cbuescher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cbuescher/32/60402_2.png) [@cbuescher](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cbuescher)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 9:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-is-not-shipping-logs/43876/2 "2016-03-09T09:51:34Z")

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Hi,  
it might be better to ask this question in the [Beats Forum](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/beats)

Cheers

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**Author:** ![Python\_Coder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aeb1de/32.png) [@Python\_Coder](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Python_Coder)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 10:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-is-not-shipping-logs/43876/3 "2016-03-09T10:18:05Z")

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> Note: Filebeat's configuration file is in YAML format, which means that indentation is very important! Be sure to use the same number of spaces that are indicated in these instructions.

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-is-not-shipping-logs/43876/4 "2016-03-09T20:45:02Z")

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Enabling verbose Filebeat logging should provide additional clues.

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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 5, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-is-not-shipping-logs/43876/5 "2017-07-05T23:09:47Z")

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