# One filebeat server for multiple logs server

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/one-filebeat-server-for-multiple-logs-server/74394>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [February 8, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/one-filebeat-server-for-multiple-logs-server/74394 "2017-02-08T15:44:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![ericpietro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ericpietro/32/9685_2.png) [@ericpietro](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ericpietro)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/one-filebeat-server-for-multiple-logs-server/74394/1 "2017-02-08T15:44:26Z")

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hello,  
I have an architecture choice to do. Very strategic.  
I have 200 hundred log servers.

choice #1 : i install filebeat on every 200 servers  
choice #2 : i install filebeat on a windows 'central' server and i write multiple propectors with a distant server path (- \server1\d$..., -\server2\d$..., etc...)

what is the best choice ?  
choice #1 is very 'heavy' on installations  
choice #2 is better with only one installation, easier for version upgrade and so on ...

ty very much for your answer 🙂

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**Author:** ![andrewkroh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrewkroh/32/3784_2.png) [@andrewkroh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andrewkroh)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/one-filebeat-server-for-multiple-logs-server/74394/2 "2017-02-08T22:23:54Z")

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I recommend choice 1 - installing Filebeat on each node that produces logs.

- There is no single point of failure.
- You don't have to deal with a [network filesystem](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/5.0/faq.html#filebeat-network-volumes).

If you use a CM tool like Ansible, Puppet, or the like, then deploying and upgrading shouldn't be much work.

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**Author:** ![ericpietro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ericpietro/32/9685_2.png) [@ericpietro](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ericpietro)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/one-filebeat-server-for-multiple-logs-server/74394/3 "2017-02-09T08:33:57Z")

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ty very much andrew for your answer 🙂

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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:** [March 9, 2017, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/one-filebeat-server-for-multiple-logs-server/74394/4 "2017-03-09T08:33:59Z")

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