- Filebeat Reference: other versions:
- Overview
- Getting Started With Filebeat
- Step 1: Installing Filebeat
- Step 2: Configuring Filebeat
- Step 3: Configuring Filebeat to Use Logstash
- Step 4: Loading the Index Template in Elasticsearch
- Step 5: Starting Filebeat
- Step 6: Loading the Kibana Index Pattern
- Quick Start for Common Log Formats
- Command Line Options
- Directory Layout
- Repositories for APT and YUM
- Running Filebeat on Docker
- Upgrading Filebeat
- How Filebeat Works
- Configuring Filebeat
- Modules
- Exported Fields
- Securing Filebeat
- Troubleshooting
- Migrating from Logstash Forwarder to Filebeat
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Cloud Provider Metadata Fields
editCloud Provider Metadata Fields
editMetadata from cloud providers added by the add_cloud_metadata processor.
meta.cloud.provider
editexample: ec2
Name of the cloud provider. Possible values are ec2, gce, or digitalocean.
meta.cloud.instance_id
editInstance ID of the host machine.
meta.cloud.machine_type
editexample: t2.medium
Machine type of the host machine.
meta.cloud.availability_zone
editexample: us-east-1c
Availability zone in which this host is running.
meta.cloud.project_id
editexample: project-x
Name of the project in Google Cloud.
meta.cloud.region
editRegion in which this host is running.
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