# Is it possible to add multiple hosts to the system metrics module?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-add-multiple-hosts-to-the-system-metrics-module/245123>\
**Category:** Metrics\
**Created:** [August 16, 2020, 6:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-add-multiple-hosts-to-the-system-metrics-module/245123 "2020-08-16T06:23:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![saidur.rahman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saidur.rahman/32/73944_2.png) [@saidur.rahman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saidur.rahman)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 6:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-add-multiple-hosts-to-the-system-metrics-module/245123/1 "2020-08-16T06:23:22Z")

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Is it possible to add **multiple hosts** to the **system metrics module**?  
I have **100+ servers** in our environment, what is the best practice to configure the system metrics module? Is it necessary to install metrics beat in each server or can I add multiple hosts in a single system module for getting all servers system metrics?

Thanks in Advance.  
Md. Saidur Rahman

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2020, 5:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-add-multiple-hosts-to-the-system-metrics-module/245123/2 "2020-08-18T05:32:13Z")

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Hi @saidur.rahman

Typically you will install metricbeat on each host.

Often teams use something like ansible to automate the deployment and configuration of beats for larger deployments ) many servers.

> **[elastic/ansible-beats](https://github.com/elastic/ansible-beats)**
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> Ansible Beats Role. Contribute to elastic/ansible-beats development by creating an account on GitHub.

Of course you could use your automation tool of choice.

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**Author:** ![saidur.rahman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saidur.rahman/32/73944_2.png) [@saidur.rahman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saidur.rahman)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-add-multiple-hosts-to-the-system-metrics-module/245123/3 "2020-08-18T11:59:54Z")

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Got it. Thank you Mr. @stephenb.

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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:** [September 15, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-add-multiple-hosts-to-the-system-metrics-module/245123/4 "2020-09-15T11:59:58Z")

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