# Reading zookeeper log files -

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-zookeeper-log-files/266308>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [March 5, 2021, 1:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-zookeeper-log-files/266308 "2021-03-05T01:32:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![ethrbunny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ethrbunny/32/34603_2.png) [@ethrbunny](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ethrbunny)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 1:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-zookeeper-log-files/266308/1 "2021-03-05T01:32:12Z")

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I use puppet to maintain \*beat across the fleet. If there is a \*beat module in existence I just rename / replace it from the .disabled version.

What I don't see to have is a module for zookeeper. It produces a single file to /var/log/zookeeper and I'd like to ingest it. I've tried adding simple .yml files to /etc/filebeat/modules.d but they don't get picked up (IE I don't see filebeat reading the file).

Is it possible to add a simple .yml to /etc/filebeat/modules.d to read an arbitrary log file? Or do I need to write a custom module?

using elastic 7.11.1 across the board.

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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:** [April 2, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-zookeeper-log-files/266308/2 "2021-04-02T03:33:10Z")

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