# Use Metricbeat to monitor single node ELK? **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** metricbeat\ **Created:** [March 26, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-metricbeat-to-monitor-single-node-elk/173994 "2019-03-26T18:53:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![teamg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19b73/32.png) [@teamg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/teamg)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-metricbeat-to-monitor-single-node-elk/173994/1 "2019-03-26T18:53:52Z")
I have a single node ELK and would like to use Metricbeat to monitor resource utilization (memory, cput, etc). Are there any drawbacks to installing Metricbeat on my single ELK node? ---
**Author:** ![pup\_seba](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pup_seba/32/42988_2.png) [@pup\_seba](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pup_seba)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-metricbeat-to-monitor-single-node-elk/173994/2 "2019-03-26T20:24:40Z")
Hi mate, I did installed it on some single ELK node, so far so good. One of the installations was on my lab environment, and the other is in a small production environment. I never read anything about not doing it or being a bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![Janko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/janko/32/26896_2.png) [@Janko](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Janko)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-metricbeat-to-monitor-single-node-elk/173994/3 "2019-03-26T21:46:58Z")
That's perfectly fine and we actually just released an alternative way of collecting metrics in 6.5 by running Metricbeats locally on the Elasticsearch nodes ([https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.7/configuring-metricbeat.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.7/configuring-metricbeat.html)). We do mention some configuration details in the documentation that might be helpful for you, even if there is no dedicated monitoring cluster in the mix. ---
**Author:** ![snorris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@snorris](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/snorris)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-metricbeat-to-monitor-single-node-elk/173994/4 "2019-04-22T19:34:24Z")
Speaking of; I could really use some help with this. I followed the guide referenced in the link to the letter; however all I see in the monitoring cluster under the monitoring tab is monitoring information for the monitoring cluster. What am I doing wrong? ---
**Author:** ![ruflin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ruflin/32/3116_2.png) [@ruflin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ruflin)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 11:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-metricbeat-to-monitor-single-node-elk/173994/5 "2019-04-23T11:12:18Z")
@snorris Any chance you could open a new topic? ---
**Author:** ![snorris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@snorris](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/snorris)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-metricbeat-to-monitor-single-node-elk/173994/6 "2019-04-23T18:54:55Z")
Of course, doing it now. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-metricbeat-to-monitor-single-node-elk/173994/7 "2019-05-21T18:55:00Z")
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