# How to run metricbeat as background process **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** metricbeat\ **Created:** [August 5, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-metricbeat-as-background-process/243865 "2020-08-05T12:30:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahebub\_Sayyed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mahebub_sayyed/32/68237_2.png) [@Mahebub\_Sayyed](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mahebub_Sayyed)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-metricbeat-as-background-process/243865/1 "2020-08-05T12:30:56Z")
I want to install metricbeat to monitor server metrics. I dont have internet connection on server so I have manually downloaded "metricbeat-oss-7.3.2-linux-x86\_64.tar.gz" and running it through "./metricbeat -e" when I am closing ssh console metricbeat it stopped. Also I have tried "nohup ./metricbeat -e&" but same problem is happening. How to start metricbeat as background process while working on "metricbeat-oss-7.3.2-linux-x86\_64.tar.gz" this file. Please help me out. ---
**Author:** ![d.silwon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/d.silwon/32/65853_2.png) [@d.silwon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/d.silwon)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-metricbeat-as-background-process/243865/2 "2020-08-05T12:35:48Z")
Do you haven't service for metricbeat after installation in /etc/systemd/system/ or /usr/lib/systemd/system/? ---
**Author:** ![Mahebub\_Sayyed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mahebub_sayyed/32/68237_2.png) [@Mahebub\_Sayyed](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mahebub_Sayyed)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-metricbeat-as-background-process/243865/3 "2020-08-05T12:42:20Z")
I have followed install guide for metricbeat. it does not showing anything regarding service. Could you please help me, how to create service for metricbeat. ---
**Author:** ![d.silwon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/d.silwon/32/65853_2.png) [@d.silwon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/d.silwon)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-metricbeat-as-background-process/243865/4 "2020-08-05T12:45:22Z")
Please check both directories maybe the service already exists. My service for metricbeat looks like this: cat /usr/lib/systemd/system/metricbeat.service ```auto [Unit] Description=Metricbeat is a lightweight shipper for metrics. Documentation=https://www.elastic.co/products/beats/metricbeat Wants=network-online.target After=network-online.target [Service] Environment="BEAT_LOG_OPTS=-e" Environment="BEAT_CONFIG_OPTS=-c /etc/metricbeat/metricbeat.yml" Environment="BEAT_PATH_OPTS=-path.home /usr/share/metricbeat -path.config /etc/metricbeat -path.data /var/lib/metricbeat -path.logs /var/log/metricbeat" ExecStart=/usr/share/metricbeat/bin/metricbeat $BEAT_LOG_OPTS $BEAT_CONFIG_OPTS $BEAT_PATH_OPTS Restart=always [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target ``` ---
**Author:** ![Mahebub\_Sayyed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mahebub_sayyed/32/68237_2.png) [@Mahebub\_Sayyed](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mahebub_Sayyed)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-metricbeat-as-background-process/243865/5 "2020-08-05T12:53:44Z")
> --Download > curl -L -O [https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-7.3.2-darwin-x86\_64.tar.gz](https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-7.3.2-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz) > tar xzvf metricbeat-7.3.2-darwin-x86\_64.tar.gz > cd metricbeat-7.3.2-darwin-x86\_64/ > --Modify metricbeat.yml to set the connection information > --Enable system module > ./metricbeat modules enable system > --Start > ./metricbeat setup > ./metricbeat -e I have followed this steps. After this steps there is no metricbeat.service in /usr/lib/systemd/system or /etc/systemd/system ---
**Author:** ![d.silwon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/d.silwon/32/65853_2.png) [@d.silwon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/d.silwon)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 12:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-metricbeat-as-background-process/243865/6 "2020-08-05T12:55:24Z")
What kind of OS do you have? ---
**Author:** ![Mahebub\_Sayyed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mahebub_sayyed/32/68237_2.png) [@Mahebub\_Sayyed](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mahebub_Sayyed)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-metricbeat-as-background-process/243865/7 "2020-08-05T13:04:04Z")
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.7 (Maipo) ---
**Author:** ![d.silwon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/d.silwon/32/65853_2.png) [@d.silwon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/d.silwon)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-metricbeat-as-background-process/243865/8 "2020-08-05T14:26:44Z")
Are you able install service from rpm? Can you download rpm? And install like this: rpm -ivh service.rpm? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-metricbeat-as-background-process/243865/9 "2020-09-02T16:26:49Z")
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