# How to install and configure multiple filebeat in linux instance

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-and-configure-multiple-filebeat-in-linux-instance/130466>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [May 3, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-and-configure-multiple-filebeat-in-linux-instance/130466 "2018-05-03T13:57:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![senthil\_murugan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@senthil\_murugan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/senthil_murugan)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 6:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-and-configure-multiple-filebeat-in-linux-instance/130466/3 "2018-05-04T06:50:59Z")

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> [@darkmoon](#):
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> systemd system

Thanks Dave for your suggestion. I have the below issues..

1. Unable to install the 2nd filebeat in linux instance stating below  
Preparing packages...  
package filebeat-6.2.4-1.x86\_64 is already installed

2. I tried to install manually using tar and unable to start it.

filebeat.2.yml

systemctl start filebeat@2.service  
Failed to start filebeat@2.service: Unit not found.

Please advise.

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