# Global config of filebeat **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** filebeat\ **Created:** [March 17, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/global-config-of-filebeat/79035 "2017-03-17T14:03:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![emilio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f475e1/32.png) [@emilio](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/emilio)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/global-config-of-filebeat/79035/1 "2017-03-17T14:03:08Z")
Dear all, What is the need to have and configure parameters in filebeat.full.yml which are the same as in filebeat.yml? What is the sens or reason? Can i ignore this config by means adding comment symbol to every string in it? ---
**Author:** ![andrewkroh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrewkroh/32/3784_2.png) [@andrewkroh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andrewkroh)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/global-config-of-filebeat/79035/2 "2017-03-17T15:50:57Z")
`filebeat.full.yml` is a example file showing all possible options `filebeat.yml` is what is actually used to configure the beat. ---
**Author:** ![emilio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f475e1/32.png) [@emilio](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/emilio)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/global-config-of-filebeat/79035/3 "2017-03-17T16:29:53Z")
Thanks a lot! Now it is clear ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/global-config-of-filebeat/79035/4 "2017-04-14T16:30:01Z")
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