# How can i get client source log path same filebeat

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-get-client-source-log-path-same-filebeat/204762>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 23, 2019, 5:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-get-client-source-log-path-same-filebeat/204762 "2019-10-23T05:07:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hoang\_Duy1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/hoang_duy1/32/55968_2.png) [@Hoang\_Duy1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hoang_Duy1)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 5:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-get-client-source-log-path-same-filebeat/204762/1 "2019-10-23T05:07:14Z")

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I need create field "LogPath" to get location of log path.. like field **`log.file.path`** in filbeat but i dont know how filebeat do that. Pls help me!!  
My input from UDP

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**Author:** ![shrikantgulia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@shrikantgulia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shrikantgulia)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 5:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-get-client-source-log-path-same-filebeat/204762/2 "2019-10-23T05:17:58Z")

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@Hoang_Duy1  
Please have a look at this [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/master/filebeat-input-udp.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/master/filebeat-input-udp.html)

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**Author:** ![Hoang\_Duy1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/hoang_duy1/32/55968_2.png) [@Hoang\_Duy1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hoang_Duy1)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-get-client-source-log-path-same-filebeat/204762/3 "2019-10-23T11:02:33Z")

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Thanks for reply..  
I need visualize esxi log but filebeat don't support on esxi. I try using metricbeat but it don't ship data log file. do you have any ideas for this?

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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:** [November 20, 2019, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-get-client-source-log-path-same-filebeat/204762/4 "2019-11-20T11:02:41Z")

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