# Live reloading filebeat is not working

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/live-reloading-filebeat-is-not-working/232485
**Category:** Beats
**Created:** [May 13, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/live-reloading-filebeat-is-not-working/232485 "2020-05-13T16:57:29Z")
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### Author: ![anjilinga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/anjilinga/32/86010_2.png) [@anjilinga](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anjilinga)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/live-reloading-filebeat-is-not-working/232485/1 "2020-05-13T16:57:29Z")

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Hi

i have given the below file beat configuration for live reloading

filebeat.config.inputs:  
enabled: true  
path: config/\*.yml  
reload.enabled: true  
reload.period: 10s

under config folder i have created test.yml file and given the input and out put section.

while i run the filebeat.yml it is giving no output section is defined. it is defined in test.yml file. when i run test.yml configuration in filebeat it is working. but in live reloading it is not working.

can you please help.

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### Author: ![MarianaD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marianad/32/42687_2.png) [@MarianaD](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MarianaD)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2020, 7:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/live-reloading-filebeat-is-not-working/232485/2 "2020-05-27T07:48:45Z")

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hi @anjilinga, can you provide us with the content of the test.yml file, the configuration provided looks good.

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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: [June 24, 2020, 7:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/live-reloading-filebeat-is-not-working/232485/3 "2020-06-24T07:54:05Z")

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