This section will show you how to configure Filebeat manually instead of using out-of-the-box preconfigured modules for shipping files/logs/events. This section contains a list of inputs that Filebeat uses to locate and process log files. Each input item begins with a dash (-) and contains input-specific configuration options to define the behavior of the input.
A sample configuration is as follows:
As of Filebeat 7.0, inputs supported are Log, Stdin, Redis, UDP, Docker, TCP, Syslog, and NetFlow. Depending on the type of input configured, each input has specific configuration parameters that can be set to define the behavior ...