# Setting index in Auditbeat

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-index-in-auditbeat/97501>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** auditbeat\
**Created:** [August 18, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-index-in-auditbeat/97501 "2017-08-18T00:21:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![brunopsitech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb9ed0/32.png) [@brunopsitech](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brunopsitech)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-index-in-auditbeat/97501/1 "2017-08-18T00:21:38Z")

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Hi, i want to create a organization with this index:

auditbeat  
- auditbeat-DD-MM-YYYY

I cant find where to specify a master index ( auditbeat ) and all the logs create in. Someone know if its possible ?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 5:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-index-in-auditbeat/97501/2 "2017-08-18T05:47:11Z")

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Is [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/auditbeat/current/elasticsearch-output.html#\_literal\_index\_literal](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/auditbeat/current/elasticsearch-output.html#_literal_index_literal) not what you want?

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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:** [November 4, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-index-in-auditbeat/97501/3 "2022-11-04T04:56:00Z")

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