# The filestream input

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-filestream-input/312948>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [August 25, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-filestream-input/312948 "2022-08-25T16:39:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![morad\_della3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/morad_della3/32/101241_2.png) [@morad\_della3](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/morad_della3)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-filestream-input/312948/1 "2022-08-25T16:39:34Z")

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what's the role of the the filestream input ???

```auto
filebeat.inputs:

# Each - is an input. Most options can be set at the input level, so
# you can use different inputs for various configurations.
# Below are the input specific configurations.

# filestream is an input for collecting log messages from files.
- type: filestream

  # Unique ID among all inputs, an ID is required.
  id: my-filestream-id

  # Change to true to enable this input configuration.
  enabled: false

```

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**Author:** ![rugenl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rugenl/32/12887_2.png) [@rugenl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rugenl)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-filestream-input/312948/2 "2022-08-25T18:07:35Z")

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It's hidden in the first lines of the [doc](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-input-filestream.html) " the `filestream` input to read lines from active log files. It is the new, improved alternative to the `log` input."

Not being snarky, I often miss the "intro" paragraph when looking at the bullets below.

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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:** [September 22, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-filestream-input/312948/3 "2022-09-22T18:08:13Z")

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