# Service Metricbeat Suddenly Stop After Loaded Dashboard

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/service-metricbeat-suddenly-stop-after-loaded-dashboard/327622>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [March 14, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/service-metricbeat-suddenly-stop-after-loaded-dashboard/327622 "2023-03-14T04:50:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tw1cUser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tw1cuser/32/117849_2.png) [@Tw1cUser](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tw1cUser)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/service-metricbeat-suddenly-stop-after-loaded-dashboard/327622/1 "2023-03-14T04:50:09Z")

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After i command `.\metricbeat setup` my metricbeat service still running, but after loaded to dashboard to kibana, my metricbeat service suddenly stop, i don't know why.

my config `metricbeat.yml` it's okay  
my output it's good

anyone can help me to fix that problem?

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 5:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/service-metricbeat-suddenly-stop-after-loaded-dashboard/327622/2 "2023-03-14T05:17:23Z")

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`.\metricbeat setup`  
Only sets up the assets, loads dashboards etc and then stops... That is the intended behavior.. it does not continue running and collect data.

To actually [start / run metricbeat](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/metricbeat-installation-configuration.html#start) collecting data you actually need to start it with

`PS C:\Program Files\metricbeat> Start-Service metricbeat`

It is recommended you follow the steps in the Quick Start Guide

Setup is only step 4 of 6

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**Author:** ![Tw1cUser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tw1cuser/32/117849_2.png) [@Tw1cUser](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tw1cUser)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 6:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/service-metricbeat-suddenly-stop-after-loaded-dashboard/327622/3 "2023-03-14T06:36:01Z")

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Hi @stephenb

i have done the step but still not showing the `system` data

how do we know the metricbeat colleting data?

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/service-metricbeat-suddenly-stop-after-loaded-dashboard/327622/4 "2023-03-14T13:44:12Z")

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Check Kibana Discover with data view metrcbeat-\* see if there is data.

Check Kibana Observability \> Infrastructure Inventory and see if there is data

Look at the logs

C:\ProgramData\metricbeat\Logs

Or stop the metricbeat service try starting not as a service but in the foreground and look at the console logs

`.\metricbeat -e`

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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 11, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/service-metricbeat-suddenly-stop-after-loaded-dashboard/327622/5 "2023-04-11T15:44:50Z")

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