{"id":23448,"date":"2024-03-16T01:26:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T01:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-multiple-log-files-be-configured-in-filebeat\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T01:17:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T01:17:44","slug":"how-can-multiple-log-files-be-configured-in-filebeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-multiple-log-files-be-configured-in-filebeat\/","title":{"rendered":"How can multiple log files be configured in Filebeat?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To configure multiple log files, you can define multiple input sections in the Filebeat configuration file. Each input section represents a log file or a collection of log files.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an example of setting up multiple log files:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-attr\">filebeat.inputs:<\/span>\r\n  <span class=\"hljs-bullet\">-<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">type:<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">log<\/span>\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-attr\">enabled:<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-literal\">true<\/span>\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-attr\">paths:<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"hljs-bullet\">-<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">\/path\/to\/logfile1.log<\/span>\r\n\r\n  <span class=\"hljs-bullet\">-<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">type:<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">log<\/span>\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-attr\">enabled:<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-literal\">true<\/span>\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-attr\">paths:<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"hljs-bullet\">-<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">\/path\/to\/logfile2.log<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"hljs-bullet\">-<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">\/path\/to\/logfile3.log<\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the example above, we defined two input sections (filebeat.inputs). 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