# Using Metricbeat to monitor multiple machines at once

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-metricbeat-to-monitor-multiple-machines-at-once/278543>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-monitoring, docker\
**Created:** [July 13, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-metricbeat-to-monitor-multiple-machines-at-once/278543 "2021-07-13T13:12:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Farah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Farah](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Farah)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-metricbeat-to-monitor-multiple-machines-at-once/278543/1 "2021-07-13T13:12:18Z")

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I am using the elastic stack to monitor an IT infrastructure, I'm new to the elk and I want to know what are the best practices.  
Let's say this solution would be deployed on a NOC would it be better to use Ansible or Docker?  
I am also having trouble working with Metricbeat, I only get metrics from the main machine on which I installed the elk.

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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:** [August 10, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-metricbeat-to-monitor-multiple-machines-at-once/278543/2 "2021-08-10T13:12:41Z")

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