# Metricbeat - how to create two different index templates from me metricbeat.yml
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-how-to-create-two-different-index-templates-from-me-metricbeat-yml/338298
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** metricbeat
**Created:** [July 13, 2023, 9:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-how-to-create-two-different-index-templates-from-me-metricbeat-yml/338298 "2023-07-13T09:01:53Z")
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### Author:  [@Terkea](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Terkea)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2023, 9:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-how-to-create-two-different-index-templates-from-me-metricbeat-yml/338298/1 "2023-07-13T09:01:53Z")
Hello guys,
I want to create two different index templates with different ILM policies for each module that I use in metricbeat.
My `metricbeat.yml`
```yml
metricbeat:
modules:
- hosts:
- http://localhost:5067
metricsets:
- stats
- state
module: beat
period: 10s
setup.template.enabled: true
setup.template.name: template_metricbeat-ov2-staging-microservices-beat
setup.template.pattern: metricbeat-ov2-staging-microservices-beat-*
setup.template.settings:
index.lifecycle.name: data_retention_7_days
index.lifecycle.rollover_alias: metricbeat-ov2-staging-microservices-beat
- cpu_ticks: false
metricsets:
- cpu
- filesystem
- network
- process
module: system
period: 10s
processes:
- .*
setup.template.enabled: true
setup.template.name: template_metricbeat-ov2-staging-microservices-system
setup.template.pattern: metricbeat-ov2-staging-microservices-system-*
setup.template.settings:
index.lifecycle.name: data_retention_30_days
index.lifecycle.rollover_alias: metricbeat-ov2-staging-microservices-system
###############################################################################
############################# Libbeat Config ##################################
# Base config file used by all other beats for using libbeat features
############################# Output ##########################################
output:
elasticsearch:
hosts:
- ''
indices:
- index: metricbeat-ov2-staging-microservices-beat-%{[agent.version]}-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}
when.contains:
event.module: beat
- index: metricbeat-ov2-staging-microservices-system-%{[agent.version]}-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}
when.contains:
event.module: system
############################# Logging #########################################
logging:
files:
rotateeverybytes: 104857600
```
The issue that I have is that none of the defined index templates gets created. I am not entirely sure if I am allowed to do under the modules.
```yml
setup.template.enabled: true
setup.template.name: template_metricbeat-ov2-staging-microservices-beat
setup.template.pattern: metricbeat-ov2-staging-microservices-beat-*
setup.template.settings:
index.lifecycle.name: data_retention_7_days
index.lifecycle.rollover_alias: metricbeat-ov2-staging-microservices-beat
```
At the moment both index templates are ignored and metricbeat creates the metricbeat-8.8.2 index template.
Ultimately, my question is how can one create two different index templates from the `metricbeat.yml` as I want different lifecycle policies attached to each template.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2023, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-how-to-create-two-different-index-templates-from-me-metricbeat-yml/338298/2 "2023-08-10T11:02:21Z")
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