# Filebeat: unrecognized service **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Created:** [April 9, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-unrecognized-service/175992 "2019-04-09T09:15:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sandip\_Giri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sandip_giri/32/43760_2.png) [@Sandip\_Giri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sandip_Giri)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-unrecognized-service/175992/1 "2019-04-09T09:15:33Z")
Hi, I have installed filebeat from source using below steps : apt-get install -y golang make git && mkdir HOME/go \ && mkdir -p {GOPATH}/src/github.com/elastic && cd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/elastic && git clone [https://github.com/elastic/beats.git](https://github.com/elastic/beats.git) && cd beats/filebeat && git checkout v6.6.2 && make However I'm getting error "filebeat: unrecognized service" for command , "service filebeat start". Looks like I'm missing something here , Do I need to run any other command before starting the service ? Any inputs will be appreciated. Thanks ! ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 9:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-unrecognized-service/175992/2 "2019-04-09T09:44:44Z")
Building from source doesn't include the init files, you need to create that yourself. Why not just use a deb/rpm? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-unrecognized-service/175992/3 "2019-05-07T11:44:45Z")
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