Starting in version 7.16, this experimental functionality has been removed. You
should use the journald input in Filebeat instead.
Configure Journalbeat
editConfigure Journalbeat
editTo get started quickly, read Quick start: installation and configuration.
To configure Journalbeat, edit the configuration file. The default
configuration file is called journalbeat.yml
. The location of the file
varies by platform. To locate the file, see Directory layout.
There’s also a full example configuration file called journalbeat.reference.yml
that shows all non-deprecated options.
See the Config File Format for more about the structure of the config file.
The following topics describe how to configure Journalbeat: