# How to install and use a community beat?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-and-use-a-community-beat/65189>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Created:** [November 7, 2016, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-and-use-a-community-beat/65189 "2016-11-07T09:22:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![elasticheart](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/elasticheart/32/65189_2.png) [@elasticheart](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticheart)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-and-use-a-community-beat/65189/1 "2016-11-07T09:22:20Z")

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Hi,

I would like to try elasticbeat available here [https://github.com/radoondas/elasticbeat](https://github.com/radoondas/elasticbeat)

I have downloaded the zip package. I use ES in Linux. I have made changes in the `elasticbeat.yml` file. But there is no application file to start the beat. In the site, they mentioned the following command to start the beat

```
./elasticbeat -c elasticbeat.yml

```

But I cant start this because I dont have elasticbeat file. In their site, they says that I need to **build** this file using Golang. Do I need to need to install Golang in my machine to build and run this beat, or is there any other way.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![monica](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/monica/32/3696_2.png) [@monica](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/monica)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 12:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-and-use-a-community-beat/65189/2 "2016-11-07T12:22:17Z")

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From what I can see, there is no version of the Elasticbeat released yet, so you would need to compile it yourself from sources.  
If you are looking for a solution to monitor your Elasticsearch and Kibana instances, a good option is using [x-pack Monitoring](https://www.elastic.co/products/x-pack/monitoring) for free. [Here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/monitoring-getting-started.html) you can find more details about it.

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**Author:** ![elasticheart](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/elasticheart/32/65189_2.png) [@elasticheart](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticheart)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-and-use-a-community-beat/65189/3 "2016-11-08T04:27:14Z")

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Hi,

Thanks for your suggestion, but is x-pack completely free? Isn't that a paid package?

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**Author:** ![ruflin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ruflin/32/3116_2.png) [@ruflin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ruflin)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 7:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-and-use-a-community-beat/65189/4 "2016-11-08T07:32:52Z")

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@elasticcloud The monitoring part of x-pack is free: [https://www.elastic.co/products/x-pack/monitoring](https://www.elastic.co/products/x-pack/monitoring)

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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 28, 2016, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-and-use-a-community-beat/65189/5 "2016-11-28T09:22:23Z")

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