# Logstash in free version? **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Tags:** elastic-stack-security\ **Created:** [May 26, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-in-free-version/274050 "2021-05-26T11:56:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Peter\_Boos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/peter_boos/32/72670_2.png) [@Peter\_Boos](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Peter_Boos)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-in-free-version/274050/1 "2021-05-26T11:56:05Z")
I got filebeat working with elastic search and kibana. Now i would like to get it working with logstash as an endpoint for filebeat. I'm using using a non clustered free version of ELK using no payed license. In such a setup is basic authenticate of elasticuser with a password allowed ? because when i try to set a password on the elastic user i get the warning: _"Security must be explicitly enabled when using a [basic] license. Enable security by setting [xpack.security.enabled] to [true] in the elasticsearch.yml file and restart the node."_ ---
**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-in-free-version/274050/2 "2021-05-26T12:13:57Z")
> [@Peter\_Boos](#): > > Enable security by setting [xpack.security.enabled] to [true] in the elasticsearch.yml file and restart the node." You should do that. You do not need a paid license for it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-in-free-version/274050/3 "2021-06-23T12:14:47Z")
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