Starting in version 7.16, this experimental functionality has been removed. You
should use the journald input in Filebeat instead.
Configure Journalbeat
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Configure 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: