Overview
Filebeat is a lightweight, open-source log shipper used to collect and forward log data from servers, applications, and containers to destinations such as Elasticsearch, Logstash, or other analytics systems. It operates as a reliable data forwarding agent and is widely used by DevOps engineers and system administrators for centralized log management and monitoring.
Designed for modern distributed environments, Filebeat provides real-time log streaming with minimal resource usage. It ensures efficient log collection from various sources, helping teams detect issues, analyze system behavior, and improve observability across infrastructure.
Filebeat supports a wide range of input modules including system logs, Apache, Nginx, Docker, and Kubernetes. It can also process, parse, and enrich log data before sending it to the configured output destination.
Key Features
- Lightweight and efficient log forwarding agent
- Real-time log shipping to Elasticsearch, Logstash, or other platforms
- Pre-built modules for popular services (Nginx, Apache, Docker, Kubernetes)
- Supports log parsing, filtering, and enrichment
- Highly scalable for cloud and container environments
- Reliable delivery with backpressure handling and fault tolerance
Highlights
- Lightweight and efficient log forwarding agent
- Supports log parsing, filtering, and enrichment
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
m4.large Recommended | $0.03 |
t2.micro | $0.01 |
t3.micro | $0.03 |
m5.large | $0.03 |
t2.small | $0.03 |
r5.large | $0.03 |
m3.large | $0.03 |
t2.xlarge | $0.03 |
m3.medium | $0.03 |
c3.large | $0.03 |
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Packaged with latest updates as of June/2026
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Usage instructions
Connect your instance via SSH, the username is ubuntu. More info on SSH: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstancesLinux.html - Run the following commands: #sudo su #sudo systemctl enable filebeat #sudo systemctl start filebeat #filebeat version
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