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Simplified log ingestion
editSimplified log ingestion
editRunning Elastic Agent in standalone mode is an advanced use case. The documentation is incomplete and not yet mature. When possible, we recommend using Fleet-managed agents instead of standalone mode.
There is a simplified option for ingesting log files with Elastic Agent.
The simplest input configuration to ingest the file
/var/log/my-application/log-file.log
is:
The input type must be |
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A unique ID for the input. |
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An array containing all log file paths. |
For other custom options to configure the input, refer to the filestream input in the Filebeat documentation.