Script for install and configure file beat on Linux

[sk545]

I have several servers those need to be installed with file beat .is there any shell /Ansible/some other way to install file beat on all Linux servers at once instead of manual intervention?

TIA

[Mike_Place]

Hi @sk545. There isn't an Elastic-sanctioned way to do this at present, but if memory serves there are some unofficial Ansible Galaxy roles that can handle what you're looking for.

[sk545]

can you please provide any related docs/web link if possible ?

[Julien_MAILLERET]

Hi @sk545, we do actually have an official Ansible role for beats: https://galaxy.ansible.com/elastic/beats

Here is a quick example of Ansible playbook to use it:

---
- hosts: localhost
  roles:
    - { role: "ansible-beats",
         beat: "filebeat",
         beat_conf: {
             "filebeat": {"inputs":[{"paths":["/var/log/*.log"],"type":"log"}]} 
         }
      }