# Filebeat not Harvesting with nre 'Container' type

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-harvesting-with-nre-container-type/188906>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [July 4, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-harvesting-with-nre-container-type/188906 "2019-07-04T11:54:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![aleksei.saiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@aleksei.saiko](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aleksei.saiko)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-harvesting-with-nre-container-type/188906/1 "2019-07-04T11:54:59Z")

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Hi there!  
I upgraded ELK from 6.6.2 to 7.2.0, changed the filebeat type from docker to container, and filbeat can't harvest.  
Though when changing the type to log, is starts to Harvest, why?

Here's my DaemonSet yml file -

```auto
apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
kind: DaemonSet
metadata:
  name: filebeat
  namespace: kube-system
  labels:
    k8s-app: filebeat
    kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
spec:
  updateStrategy:
    type: RollingUpdate
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        k8s-app: filebeat
        kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
    spec:
      serviceAccountName: filebeat
      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 30
      containers:
      - name: filebeat
        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/filebeat:7.2.0
        args: [
          "-c", "/etc/filebeat.yml",
          "-e",
        ]
        env:
        - name: LOGSTASH_HOSTS
          value: elastic.XXXX.pro:5046
        securityContext:
          runAsUser: 0
        resources:
          limits:
            memory: 200Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 100Mi
        volumeMounts:
        - name: config
          mountPath: /etc/filebeat.yml
          readOnly: true
          subPath: filebeat.yml
        - name: inputs
          mountPath: /usr/share/filebeat/inputs.d
          readOnly: true
        - name: data
          mountPath: /usr/share/filebeat/data
        - name: varlibdockercontainers
          mountPath: /var/log/containers
          readOnly: true
        - name: varlog
          mountPath: /var/log
          readOnly: true
      volumes:
      - name: config
        configMap:
          defaultMode: 0600
          name: filebeat-config
      - name: varlog
        hostPath:
          path: /var/log
      - name: varlibdockercontainers
        hostPath:
          path: /var/log/containers
      - name: inputs
        configMap:
          defaultMode: 0600
          name: filebeat-inputs
      - name: data
        emptyDir: {}

```

Config

```auto
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: filebeat-config
  namespace: kube-system
  labels:
    k8s-app: filebeat
    kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
data:
  filebeat.yml: |-
    filebeat.config:
      inputs:
        # Mounted `filebeat-inputs` configmap:
        path: ${path.config}/inputs.d/*.yml
        # Reload inputs configs as they change:
        reload.enabled: false
      modules:
        path: ${path.config}/modules.d/*.yml
        # Reload module configs as they change:
        reload.enabled: false

    output.logstash:
      hosts: ${LOGSTASH_HOSTS:?No logstash host configured. Use env var LOGSTASH_HOSTS to set hosts.}

```

Inputs config

```auto
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: filebeat-inputs
  namespace: kube-system
  labels:
    k8s-app: filebeat
    kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
data:
  kubernetes.yml: |-
    filebeat.inputs:
    - type: container
      containers.paths:
        - '/var/log/containers/*.log'
      message_key: log
      keys_under_root: true
      symlinks: true
      processors:
        - add_kubernetes_metadata:
            in_cluster: true
      scan_frequency: 10s
      close_inactive: 1m

```

If I change the type in the last config from container to logs, it's harvest.

Please help, thanks!

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**Author:** ![faec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/faec/32/46988_2.png) [@faec](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/faec)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-harvesting-with-nre-container-type/188906/2 "2019-07-05T21:21:55Z")

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Sorry for the trouble! I apologize as I'm less familiar with kubernetes configuration, but one thing I notice is the `containers.paths` field, which was used in the `docker` input, is now just the `paths` field (see the [container input docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/master/filebeat-input-container.html)), which would keep it from recognizing the path configuration, so I'd try changing that line.

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**Author:** ![aleksei.saiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@aleksei.saiko](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aleksei.saiko)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-harvesting-with-nre-container-type/188906/3 "2019-07-07T14:37:10Z")

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Fixed some stuff -  
DS -

```auto
apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
kind: DaemonSet
metadata:
  labels:
    k8s-app: filebeat
    kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
  name: filebeat
  namespace: kube-system
spec:
  revisionHistoryLimit: 10
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      k8s-app: filebeat
      kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        k8s-app: filebeat
        kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
    spec:
      containers:
      - args:
        - -c
        - /etc/filebeat.yml
        - -e
        env:
        - name: LOGSTASH_HOSTS
          value: logstash-kube:5044
        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/filebeat:7.2.0
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        name: filebeat
        resources:
          limits:
            memory: 200Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 100Mi
        securityContext:
          procMount: Default
          runAsUser: 0
        terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
        terminationMessagePolicy: File
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /etc/filebeat.yml
          name: config
          readOnly: true
          subPath: filebeat.yml
        - mountPath: /usr/share/filebeat/inputs.d
          name: inputs
          readOnly: true
        - mountPath: /usr/share/filebeat/data
          name: data
        - mountPath: /var/lib/docker/containers
          name: varlibdockercontainers
          readOnly: true
        - mountPath: /var/log
          name: varlog
          readOnly: true
        - mountPath: /var/data
          name: vardata
          readOnly: true
      dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
      restartPolicy: Always
      schedulerName: default-scheduler
      securityContext: {}
      serviceAccount: filebeat
      serviceAccountName: filebeat
      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 30
      volumes:
      - configMap:
          defaultMode: 384
          name: filebeat-config
        name: config
      - hostPath:
          path: /var/log
          type: ""
        name: varlog
      - hostPath:
          path: /var/data
          type: ""
        name: vardata
      - hostPath:
          path: /var/log/pods
          type: ""
        name: varlibdockercontainers
      - configMap:
          defaultMode: 384
          name: filebeat-inputs
        name: inputs
      - emptyDir: {}
        name: data

```

conf

```auto
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: filebeat-config
  namespace: kube-system
  labels:
    k8s-app: filebeat
    kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
data:
  filebeat.yml: |-
    filebeat.config:
      prospectors:
        # Mounted `filebeat-inputs` configmap:
        path: ${path.config}/inputs.d/*.yml
        # Reload prospectors configs as they change:
        reload.enabled: false
      modules:
        path: ${path.config}/modules.d/*.yml
        # Reload module configs as they change:
        reload.enabled: false

    output.logstash:
      hosts: ${LOGSTASH_HOSTS:?No logstash host configured. Use env var LOGSTASH_HOSTS to set hosts.}

```

other conf file

```auto
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: filebeat-inputs
  namespace: kube-system
  labels:
    k8s-app: filebeat
    kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
data:
  kubernetes.yml: |-
    - type: container
      paths:
        - '/var/lib/docker/containers/*/*/*.log'
      processors:
        - add_kubernetes_metadata:
            in_cluster: true
      scan_frequency: 10s
      close_inactive: 1m

```

Now Harvesting seems like started, but I see this error in the logs -

```auto
INFO	log/harvester.go:278	File is inactive: /var/lib/docker/containers/apps_crm-staging-scan-org-status-1562508000-m6vzc_88b8a0e2-a0bf-11e9-ac68-da4e1006c364/django/0.log. Closing because close_inactive of 1m0s reached.

```

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Aleksei

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**Author:** ![aleksei.saiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@aleksei.saiko](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aleksei.saiko)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-harvesting-with-nre-container-type/188906/4 "2019-07-08T13:32:25Z")

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Changed some configs, working OK now.

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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:** [August 5, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-not-harvesting-with-nre-container-type/188906/5 "2019-08-05T13:44:19Z")

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