# Unable to ingest apache2 logs through filebeat

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-ingest-apache2-logs-through-filebeat/146309
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** filebeat
**Created:** [August 28, 2018, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-ingest-apache2-logs-through-filebeat/146309 "2018-08-28T09:46:19Z")
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#### Post date: [August 28, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-ingest-apache2-logs-through-filebeat/146309/3 "2018-08-28T14:40:46Z")

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The `vars.paths` setting in the apache module requires an array. The template engine complaints about it being a plain string.

Update your modules setting to say:

```auto
filebeat.modules:

#------------------------------- Apache2 Module ------------------------------
- module: apache2
  access:
    enabled: true

    # Set custom paths for the log files. If left empty,
    # Filebeat will choose the paths depending on your OS.
    var.paths:
      - '/opt/bea/Logwarhouse/MarketApache/*access.log'

  error:
    enabled: true

    # Set custom paths for the log files. If left empty,
    # Filebeat will choose the paths depending on your OS.
    var.paths:
      - '/opt/bea/Logwarhouse/MarketApache/*error.log'

```

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