# Filebeat.yml file configuration - Any major changes needed between FB 5.5 to FB 6.1?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-yml-file-configuration-any-major-changes-needed-between-fb-5-5-to-fb-6-1/114260
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** filebeat
**Created:** [January 5, 2018, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-yml-file-configuration-any-major-changes-needed-between-fb-5-5-to-fb-6-1/114260 "2018-01-05T09:53:49Z")
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### Author:  [@FreddyRaj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/FreddyRaj)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2018, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-yml-file-configuration-any-major-changes-needed-between-fb-5-5-to-fb-6-1/114260/1 "2018-01-05T09:53:49Z")
Hi Team,
When setting up filebeat in lower environment we used filebeat 5.5 version and now we are planning to move to filebeat 6.1.0.
My question is to understand if there is any major configuration change that we need to pay attention to?
In 5.5, we modified filebeat.yml on below parameters:
- input\_type: log
paths:
- /app/app.log
fields:
app\_id: field\_name
name:
tags:
env:
output.logstash:
hosts: [hostname:port]
However, in 6.1.0, i see additional parameter options. SO wanted to understand if i maintain the same configs as i set for 5.5 will all work as expected? Never saw any issues in lower env when used 5.5.
Please advise
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### Author:  [@kvch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kvch)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2018, 11:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-yml-file-configuration-any-major-changes-needed-between-fb-5-5-to-fb-6-1/114260/2 "2018-01-05T11:40:34Z")
Hi!
`input_type` was renamed to `input` in 6.0.
AFAIK there is not any changes to the option you use in 6.0 or 6.1.
You can find changelogs here, so you can validate all your options: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/libbeat/current/release-notes.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/libbeat/current/release-notes.html)
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### Author:  [@FreddyRaj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/FreddyRaj)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2018, 8:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-yml-file-configuration-any-major-changes-needed-between-fb-5-5-to-fb-6-1/114260/3 "2018-01-20T08:21:04Z")
Thank you!
I used the same config settings as it was in 5.5 and its works just the same.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2018, 8:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-yml-file-configuration-any-major-changes-needed-between-fb-5-5-to-fb-6-1/114260/4 "2018-02-17T08:21:47Z")
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