# Sending logfiles with Filebeats: Do I need to Install the entire ELK Stack on My Client Server?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-logfiles-with-filebeats-do-i-need-to-install-the-entire-elk-stack-on-my-client-server/140041
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [July 14, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-logfiles-with-filebeats-do-i-need-to-install-the-entire-elk-stack-on-my-client-server/140041 "2018-07-14T19:44:24Z")
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### Author:  [@threeas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/threeas)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-logfiles-with-filebeats-do-i-need-to-install-the-entire-elk-stack-on-my-client-server/140041/1 "2018-07-14T19:44:24Z")
I am new to elastic search but fascinated with it's powerful ability.
I have 2 subnets; A and B in my virtual KVM lab, I want a server in A to send log files to an elasticsearch server in B. I have set up elasticsearch/kibana/logstash on the Server in subnet B
I am ready to install filebeats on the client server in A.
Kindly enlighten me, do I need to install the entire ELK stack on the client server in A in order to use filebeats from there as suggested in the documentation [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/master/filebeat-getting-started.html)
Thank you
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### Author:  [@Ritwik\_Sharma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ritwik_Sharma)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-logfiles-with-filebeats-do-i-need-to-install-the-entire-elk-stack-on-my-client-server/140041/2 "2018-07-14T22:09:59Z")
@threeas Hey, no you don't need to install ELK stack on A, you just need Filebeat on A and ELK stack on B. Configure Filebeats input to get logs at A and output to send logs to either Logstash or ElasticSearch.
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### Author:  [@threeas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/threeas)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2018, 12:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-logfiles-with-filebeats-do-i-need-to-install-the-entire-elk-stack-on-my-client-server/140041/3 "2018-07-17T12:36:48Z")
@Ritwik_Sharma Thank you for your help, I got it working on both systems now without installing the entire Stack as you advised.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2018, 12:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-logfiles-with-filebeats-do-i-need-to-install-the-entire-elk-stack-on-my-client-server/140041/4 "2018-08-14T12:36:51Z")
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