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diff --git a/system/filebeat-oss/README b/system/filebeat-oss/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e4f187df9c --- /dev/null +++ b/system/filebeat-oss/README @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +filebeat-oss (Lightweight shipper for logs) + +Whether you’re collecting from security devices, cloud, containers, +hosts, or OT, Filebeat helps you keep the simple things simple by +offering a lightweight way to forward and centralize logs and files. + +Filebeat is a lightweight shipper for forwarding and centralizing +log data. Installed as an agent on your servers, Filebeat monitors +the log files or locations that you specify, collects log events, +and forwards them either to Elasticsearch or Logstash for indexing. + +https://www.elastic.co/beats/filebeat +https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-overview.html + +If you intend to use filebeat with elasticsearch: +Add this to /etc/rc.d/rc.local: +if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.filebeat ]; then + /etc/rc.d/rc.filebeat start +fi + +Add this to /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown +if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.filebeat ]; then + /etc/rc.d/rc.filebeat stop +fi + +The previous instruction is not necessary if you are going to +use the filebeat with graylog , the graylog is what starts the +filebeat. |