# USE Filebeat 6.2 can't work with kafka

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-filebeat-6-2-cant-work-with-kafka/134526>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [June 5, 2018, 6:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-filebeat-6-2-cant-work-with-kafka/134526 "2018-06-05T06:11:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![richard2017](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3bc359/32.png) [@richard2017](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/richard2017)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 6:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-filebeat-6-2-cant-work-with-kafka/134526/1 "2018-06-05T06:11:38Z")

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I installed Filebeat 6.2 ,and want to use filebeat modules , filebeat -\>kafka 0.10.1-\>logstash -\> ES.

filebeat.yml:  
output.kafka:  
enabled: true  
hosts: ["10.2.33.33:9092","10.2.33.34:9092","10.2.33.35:9092"]  
topic: systemoslog  
required\_acks: 1  
compression: gzip  
max\_message\_bytes: 1000000  
client\_id: histest

When i run "filebeat -e setup",i got below error ,because i setup kafka output,can't setup ES output again,could you me check out?  
[root@his-test filebeat]# filebeat -e setup  
2018-06-05T13:36:20.795+0800 INFO instance/beat.go:468 Home path: [/usr/share/filebeat] Config path: [/etc/filebeat] Data path: [/var/lib/filebeat] Logs path: [/var/log/filebeat]  
2018-06-05T13:36:20.795+0800 DEBUG [beat] instance/beat.go:495 Beat metadata path: /var/lib/filebeat/meta.json  
2018-06-05T13:36:20.796+0800 INFO instance/beat.go:475 Beat UUID: 37b03a9f-4b5a-4519-a3c7-dde66fa5a881  
2018-06-05T13:36:20.796+0800 INFO instance/beat.go:213 Setup Beat: filebeat; Version: 6.2.4  
2018-06-05T13:36:20.796+0800 DEBUG [beat] instance/beat.go:230 Initializing output plugins  
2018-06-05T13:36:20.796+0800 DEBUG [processors] processors/processor.go:49 Processors:  
2018-06-05T13:36:20.796+0800 DEBUG [kafka] kafka/kafka.go:119 initialize kafka output  
2018-06-05T13:36:20.796+0800 INFO pipeline/module.go:76 Beat name: his-test  
2018-06-05T13:36:20.796+0800 ERROR instance/beat.go:667 Exiting: Template loading requested but the Elasticsearch output is not configured/enabled  
Exiting: Template loading requested but the Elasticsearch output is not configured/enabled

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**Author:** ![harshbajaj16](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/harshbajaj16/32/44970_2.png) [@harshbajaj16](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/harshbajaj16)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 6:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-filebeat-6-2-cant-work-with-kafka/134526/2 "2018-06-05T06:30:06Z")

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HI @richard2017,

Could you please share you full filebeat.yml file here for more understanding this issue?

This below error is showing you have configured somewhere template configuration which is invalid for kafka and valid for ES only. Please check and remove if you configured.

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> ERROR instance/beat.go:667 Exiting: Template loading requested

Regards,

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**Author:** ![richard2017](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3bc359/32.png) [@richard2017](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/richard2017)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 6:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-filebeat-6-2-cant-work-with-kafka/134526/3 "2018-06-05T06:55:53Z")

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#=========================== Filebeat prospectors =============================

filebeat.prospectors:

# Each - is a prospector. Most options can be set at the prospector level, so

# you can use different prospectors for various configurations.

# Below are the prospector specific configurations.

- type: log

#============================= Filebeat modules ===============================

filebeat.config.modules:

# Glob pattern for configuration loading

path: ${path.config}/modules.d/\*.yml

# Set to true to enable config reloading

reload.enabled: false

# Period on which files under path should be checked for changes

#reload.period: 10s

#==================== Elasticsearch template setting ==========================

setup.template.settings:  
index.number\_of\_shards: 3  
#index.codec: best\_compression  
#\_source.enabled: false

#================================ General =====================================

# The name of the shipper that publishes the network data. It can be used to group

# all the transactions sent by a single shipper in the web interface.

#name:

# The tags of the shipper are included in their own field with each

# transaction published.

#tags: ["service-X", "web-tier"]

# Optional fields that you can specify to add additional information to the

# output.

#fields:

# env: staging

#============================== Dashboards =====================================

# These settings control loading the sample dashboards to the Kibana index. Loading

# the dashboards is disabled by default and can be enabled either by setting the

# options here, or by using the `-setup` CLI flag or the `setup` command.

#setup.dashboards.enabled: false

# The URL from where to download the dashboards archive. By default this URL

# has a value which is computed based on the Beat name and version. For released

# versions, this URL points to the dashboard archive on the [artifacts.elastic.co](http://artifacts.elastic.co)

# website.

#setup.dashboards.url:

#============================== Kibana =====================================

# Starting with Beats version 6.0.0, the dashboards are loaded via the Kibana API.

# This requires a Kibana endpoint configuration.

setup.kibana:

# Kibana Host

# Scheme and port can be left out and will be set to the default (http and 5601)

# In case you specify and additional path, the scheme is required: [http://localhost:5601/path](http://localhost:5601/path)

# IPv6 addresses should always be defined as: https://[2001:db8::1]:5601

host: "10.2.87.76:5601"

#============================= Elastic Cloud ==================================

# These settings simplify using filebeat with the Elastic Cloud ([https://cloud.elastic.co/](https://cloud.elastic.co/)).

# The cloud.id setting overwrites the `output.elasticsearch.hosts` and

# `setup.kibana.host` options.

# You can find the `cloud.id` in the Elastic Cloud web UI.

#cloud.id:

# The cloud.auth setting overwrites the `output.elasticsearch.username` and

# `output.elasticsearch.password` settings. The format is `<user>:<pass>`.

#cloud.auth:

#================================ Outputs =====================================

# Configure what output to use when sending the data collected by the beat.

#-------------------------- Elasticsearch output ------------------------------  
#output.elasticsearch:

# Array of hosts to connect to.

#hosts: ["10.2.87.76:9200","10.2.87.77:9200","10.2.87.78:9200"]

# index: "system-%{[beat.version]}-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}"

# Optional protocol and basic auth credentials.

#protocol: "https"  
#username: "elastic"  
#password: "changeme"  
#setup.template.name: "system"  
#setup.template.pattern: "system-_"  
 #setup.dashboards.index: "system-_"  
#setup.template.overwrite: true  
#setup.template.enabled: false  
#----------------------------- Logstash output --------------------------------  
#output.logstash:

# The Logstash hosts

# hosts: ["10.2.69.210:5044"]

# Optional SSL. By default is off.

# List of root certificates for HTTPS server verifications

#ssl.certificate\_authorities: ["/etc/pki/root/ca.pem"]

# Certificate for SSL client authentication

#ssl.certificate: "/etc/pki/client/cert.pem"

# Client Certificate Key

#ssl.key: "/etc/pki/client/cert.key"

#================================ Logging =====================================

# Sets log level. The default log level is info.

# Available log levels are: error, warning, info, debug

logging.level: debug

# At debug level, you can selectively enable logging only for some components.

# To enable all selectors use ["\*"]. Examples of other selectors are "beat",

# "publish", "service".

logging.selectors: ["\*"]  
output.kafka:  
enabled: true  
hosts: ["10.2.33.33:9092","10.2.33.34:9092","10.2.33.35:9092"]  
topic: systemoslog  
required\_acks: 1  
compression: gzip  
max\_message\_bytes: 1000000  
client\_id: histest

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**Author:** ![richard2017](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3bc359/32.png) [@richard2017](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/richard2017)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 6:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-filebeat-6-2-cant-work-with-kafka/134526/4 "2018-06-05T06:58:04Z")

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I enabled filebeat module "system“

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**Author:** ![richard2017](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3bc359/32.png) [@richard2017](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/richard2017)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 7:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-filebeat-6-2-cant-work-with-kafka/134526/6 "2018-06-05T07:20:05Z")

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[root@his-test filebeat]# filebeat setup -e  
2018-06-05T15:14:46.754+0800 INFO instance/beat.go:468 Home path: [/usr/share/filebeat] Config path: [/etc/filebeat] Data path: [/var/lib/filebeat] Logs path: [/var/log/filebeat]  
2018-06-05T15:14:46.755+0800 DEBUG [beat] instance/beat.go:495 Beat metadata path: /var/lib/filebeat/meta.json  
2018-06-05T15:14:46.755+0800 INFO instance/beat.go:475 Beat UUID: 37b03a9f-4b5a-4519-a3c7-dde66fa5a881  
2018-06-05T15:14:46.755+0800 INFO instance/beat.go:213 Setup Beat: filebeat; Version: 6.2.4  
2018-06-05T15:14:46.755+0800 DEBUG [beat] instance/beat.go:230 Initializing output plugins  
2018-06-05T15:14:46.755+0800 DEBUG [processors] processors/processor.go:49 Processors:  
2018-06-05T15:14:46.755+0800 DEBUG [kafka] kafka/kafka.go:119 initialize kafka output  
2018-06-05T15:14:46.756+0800 INFO pipeline/module.go:76 Beat name: his-test  
2018-06-05T15:14:46.757+0800 ERROR instance/beat.go:667 Exiting: Template loading requested but the Elasticsearch output is not configured/enabled  
Exiting: Template loading requested but the Elasticsearch output is not configured/enabled

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**Author:** ![pjanzen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pjanzen/32/13756_2.png) [@pjanzen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pjanzen)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 5:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-filebeat-6-2-cant-work-with-kafka/134526/7 "2018-06-06T05:44:14Z")

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Because your output is kafka you cannot run filebeat setup -e you need to load the templates manually. PLease read [this](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-template.html#load-template-manually)

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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:** [July 4, 2018, 5:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-filebeat-6-2-cant-work-with-kafka/134526/8 "2018-07-04T05:44:17Z")

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