# Filebeatt doesn't create multiple index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeatt-doesnt-create-multiple-index/312717>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** docker, filebeat\
**Created:** [August 23, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeatt-doesnt-create-multiple-index/312717 "2022-08-23T14:38:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pauldon2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pauldon2/32/32079_2.png) [@pauldon2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pauldon2)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeatt-doesnt-create-multiple-index/312717/1 "2022-08-23T14:38:27Z")

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I use elasticsearch 8.3.3 and filebeat 8.3.3  
I try read logs from different docker contaiters by using filebeat and when direct write to different indices to elasticsearch.  
My filebeat.yml

```auto
# ============================== Filebeat inputs ===============================
filebeat.autodiscover:
  providers:
    - type: docker
      templates:
#STEP2
        - condition:
            contains:
              docker.container.name: img-step2
          config:
            - type: container
              paths:
                - /var/lib/docker/containers/${data.docker.container.id}/*.log
              fields:
                step: STEP2
              fields_under_root: true
#STEP4
        - condition:
            contains:
              docker.container.name: img-step4
          config:
            - type: container
              paths:
                - /var/lib/docker/containers/${data.docker.container.id}/*.log
              fields:
                step: STEP4
              fields_under_root: true
#STEP10
        - condition:
            contains:
              docker.container.name: img-step10
          config:
            - type: container
              paths:
                - /var/lib/docker/containers/${data.docker.container.id}/*.log
              fields:
                step: STEP10
              fields_under_root: true

# ======================= Elasticsearch template setting =======================

setup.template.settings:
  index.number_of_shards: 2
setup.template.name: "images-tst"
setup.template.pattern: "images-tst-*"
#setup.template.overwrite: true

# ================================== Outputs ===================================
output.elasticsearch:
  hosts: ["172.61.10.49"]
  protocol: https
  username: "filebeat"
  password: "tLWeILiKIrBGyVVpBUK1"

  ssl:
    enabled: true
    ca_trusted_fingerprint: "F4EA3BC74EF1BC8CFFF7685FC4B4F577A90A10DBC822A87DCDB956470AA91706"

# index: "images-tst-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}"

  indices:
    - index: "images-tst-step2-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}"
      when.equals:
        fields:
          step: "STEP2"
    - index: "images-tst-step4-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}"
      when.equals:
        fields:
          step: "STEP4"
    - index: "images-tst-step10-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}"
      when.equals:
        fields:
          step: "STEP10"

#output.console:
# pretty: true

# ================================= Processors =================================
processors:
  - drop_fields:
      fields: ["host", "docker"]
      ignore_missing: true

# ================================== Logging ===================================
logging.level: info
logging.to_files: true
logging.files:
  path: /var/log/filebeat
  name: filebeat
  keepfiles: 7
  permissions: 0640

```

But no index is created.

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**Author:** ![jsoriano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jsoriano/32/27920_2.png) [@jsoriano](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jsoriano)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 9:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeatt-doesnt-create-multiple-index/312717/2 "2022-08-25T09:12:57Z")

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Hi @pauldon2,

Filebeat indexes are managed by ILM (index lifecycle management). If you want to use custom `indices` you probably need to disable it.

> **[Configure index lifecycle management | Filebeat Reference \[8.4\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/ilm.html)**

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**Author:** ![pauldon2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pauldon2/32/32079_2.png) [@pauldon2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pauldon2)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeatt-doesnt-create-multiple-index/312717/3 "2022-08-25T12:00:26Z")

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Thanks a lot. It's works. P.S. Strange but that is not described in any example that I read.

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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:** [September 22, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeatt-doesnt-create-multiple-index/312717/4 "2022-09-22T14:01:08Z")

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