# Getting error while running filebeat on unix

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-error-while-running-filebeat-on-unix/145527>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [August 22, 2018, 10:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-error-while-running-filebeat-on-unix/145527 "2018-08-22T10:05:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![priti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/priti/32/13828_2.png) [@priti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/priti)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 10:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-error-while-running-filebeat-on-unix/145527/1 "2018-08-22T10:05:15Z")

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While running filebeat using **./filebeat -e -c filebeat.yml** command getting **ksh: ./filebeat: cannot execute**

How can i run filebeat on unix system?

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-error-while-running-filebeat-on-unix/145527/2 "2018-08-22T10:32:26Z")

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Filebeat [is unfortunately not supported on any Unix system](https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#matrix_os). If your platform supports golang it MAY however be possible to compile it, but that is not something that has at all been tested. Which OS are you using?

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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 19, 2018, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-error-while-running-filebeat-on-unix/145527/3 "2018-09-19T10:32:30Z")

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