# Load external configuration files

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/load-external-configuration-files/241046>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [July 14, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/load-external-configuration-files/241046 "2020-07-14T03:27:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mrzhuang007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@Mrzhuang007](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mrzhuang007)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/load-external-configuration-files/241046/1 "2020-07-14T03:27:48Z")

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Hi! I can load external config through this config in filebeat.yml

```auto
filebeat.config.inputs:
  enabled: true
  path: configs/*.yml

```

Do anyone test how many external config I can add, and will it cost to much delay?

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**Author:** ![ChrsMark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrsmark/32/55858_2.png) [@ChrsMark](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ChrsMark)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 8:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/load-external-configuration-files/241046/2 "2020-07-14T08:04:02Z")

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Hi!

Configuration is only evaluated on startup so it shouldn't be an issue no matter how many configuration files you are loading.

C.

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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:** [August 11, 2020, 10:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/load-external-configuration-files/241046/3 "2020-08-11T10:04:11Z")

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