# Migrate from beats to elastic-agent **URL:** \ **Category:** Elastic Agent\ **Tags:** filebeat, metricbeat\ **Created:** [August 5, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538 "2022-08-05T13:21:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dounia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dounia/32/109354_2.png) [@dounia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dounia)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538/1 "2022-08-05T13:21:46Z")
Hello , can we replace Filebeat and Metricbeat in Elastic agent by beats (already exists filebeat and metricbeat) ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538/2 "2022-08-07T23:20:45Z")
Welcome to our community! 😃 Yes, Elastic Agent contains both of those Beats. ---
**Author:** ![dounia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dounia/32/109354_2.png) [@dounia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dounia)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 7:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538/3 "2022-08-08T07:24:14Z")
Hello , I can't find how I can do that any ideas plz ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 7:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538/4 "2022-08-08T07:54:29Z")
Do what sorry? ---
**Author:** ![dounia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dounia/32/109354_2.png) [@dounia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dounia)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 8:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538/5 "2022-08-08T08:20:11Z")
I have already beats (filebeat and Metricbeat version 7.8.0) but my elastic-agent(version 7.16.0) , I Want that my logs sources use (filebeat and Metricbeat version 7.8.0) instead of filebeat and metricbeat v-7.16.0 ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538/6 "2022-08-08T10:35:48Z")
Please don't post pictures of text, logs or code. They are difficult to read, impossible to search and replicate (if it's code), and some people may not be even able to see them 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dounia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dounia/32/109354_2.png) [@dounia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dounia)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 11:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538/7 "2022-08-08T11:28:08Z")
Okey ,sorry ---
**Author:** ![dounia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dounia/32/109354_2.png) [@dounia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dounia)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538/8 "2022-08-08T15:33:02Z")
any ideas about the topic please. I'm stuck ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538/9 "2022-08-09T00:04:41Z")
> [@dounia](#): > > I Want that my logs sources use (filebeat and Metricbeat version 7.8.0) instead of filebeat and metricbeat v-7.16.0 Why do you want to use an older version of the Beat inside the Agent? Because you cannot do that, you will need to run them outside the Agent. ---
**Author:** ![dounia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dounia/32/109354_2.png) [@dounia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dounia)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 7:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538/10 "2022-08-09T07:31:36Z")
hello , how can I run them outside of the Agent , I don't have any idea , I'm looking for that since a week ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 7:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538/11 "2022-08-09T07:35:28Z")
[Filebeat quick start: installation and configuration | Filebeat Reference [8.3] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-installation-configuration.html) is the standalone approach. ---
**Author:** ![dounia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dounia/32/109354_2.png) [@dounia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dounia)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 8:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538/12 "2022-08-09T08:23:41Z")
I would like to use older version because the newest consumes memory ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 8:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538/13 "2022-08-09T08:46:53Z")
All versions consume memory? However you can change the version of the documentation to the one you want. ---
**Author:** ![dounia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dounia/32/109354_2.png) [@dounia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dounia)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538/14 "2022-08-09T09:49:27Z")
the problem is when i installed Elastic-Agent version 7.8.0 it failed to start , I have this as a mistake : Failed to start Agent manages other beats based on configuration provided. ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538/15 "2022-08-09T22:22:23Z")
If you want to use the older versions of the Beats then why not uninstall the Agent? ---
**Author:** ![dounia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dounia/32/109354_2.png) [@dounia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dounia)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538/16 "2022-08-10T08:00:44Z")
I really wanted to add endpoint security but since we can't install endpoint security as a beat I have to install Elastic-agent ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 8:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-from-beats-to-elastic-agent/311538/17 "2022-09-07T08:01:00Z")
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