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Configure Packetbeat
editConfigure Packetbeat
editTo get started quickly, read Quick start: installation and configuration.
To configure Packetbeat, edit the configuration file. The default
configuration file is called packetbeat.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 packetbeat.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 Packetbeat: