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Prerequisites:

The Linux machine requires Java 1.8 installed.

To download and install Filebeat, enter the designated machine as an Administrator and follow these guidelines

1. Run the command: apt-get update  to update the package lists for upgrades for packages that need upgrading, as well as new packages that have just come to the repositories.
2. Install Java JRE 1.8 on the Linux OS. If the machine already runs Java 1.8 you may skip this part. To install Java run the command: apt-get install default-jre
3. To verify that the installed Java is 1.8 run the command: java -version. If verified you may proceed to the next step 
4. Install Filebeat as a service:
   1. Run the command: curl -L -O https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/beats/filebeat/filebeat-6.5.1-amd64.deb
   2. Run the command: dpkg -i filebeat-6.5.1-amd64.deb
      
5. Configure Filebeat. To configure Filebeat to forward data to logstash, modify the file /etc/filebeat/filebeat.ymlyml according to the guidelines described in the article  article: Configuring Filebeat to send data to Logstash
6. Start Fliebeat service. To start the service use the command service filebeat start. The available options are: service filebeat {start|stop|status|restart|force-reload}
   
   
   Note: 
   • Any change in the filebeat.yml configuration file requires restarting the Filebeat service (defined by default as /etc/init.d/filebeat) .