IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
Installation layout
editInstallation layout
editElastic Agent files are installed in the following locations. You cannot override these installation paths because they are required for upgrades.
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/Library/Elastic/Agent/* - Elastic Agent program files
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/Library/Elastic/Agent/elastic-agent.yml - Main Elastic Agent configuration
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/Library/Elastic/Agent/fleet.enc - Main Elastic Agent Fleet encrypted configuration
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/Library/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-*/logs/elastic-agent-json.log - Log files for Elastic Agent[1]
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/Library/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-*/logs/default/*-json.log - Log files for Beats shippers[1]
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/usr/bin/elastic-agent - Shell wrapper installed into PATH
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/opt/Elastic/Agent/* - Elastic Agent program files
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/opt/Elastic/Agent/elastic-agent.yml - Main Elastic Agent configuration
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/opt/Elastic/Agent/fleet.enc - Main Elastic Agent Fleet encrypted configuration
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/opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-*/logs/elastic-agent-json.log - Log files for Elastic Agent[1]
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/opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-*/logs/default/*-json.log - Log files for Beats shippers
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/usr/bin/elastic-agent - Shell wrapper installed into PATH
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C:\Program Files\Elastic\Agent* - Elastic Agent program files
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C:\Program Files\Elastic\Agent\elastic-agent.yml - Main Elastic Agent configuration
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C:\Program Files\Elastic\Agent\fleet.enc - Main Elastic Agent Fleet encrypted configuration
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C:\Program Files\Elastic\Agent\data\elastic-agent-*\logs\elastic-agent-json.log - Log files for Elastic Agent[1]
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C:\Program Files\Elastic\Agent\data\elastic-agent-*\logs\default\*-json.log* - Log files for Beats shippers
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/usr/share/elastic-agent/* - Elastic Agent program files
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/etc/elastic-agent/elastic-agent.yml - Main Elastic Agent configuration
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/etc/elastic-agent/fleet.enc - Main Elastic Agent Fleet encrypted configuration
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/var/lib/elastic-agent/data/elastic-agent-*/logs/elastic-agent-json.log - Log files for Elastic Agent[1]
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/var/lib/elastic-agent/data/elastic-agent-*/logs/default/*-json.log* - Log files for Beats shippers
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/usr/bin/elastic-agent - Shell wrapper installed into PATH
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/usr/share/elastic-agent/* - Elastic Agent program files
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/etc/elastic-agent/elastic-agent.yml - Main Elastic Agent configuration
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/etc/elastic-agent/fleet.enc - Main Elastic Agent Fleet encrypted configuration
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/var/lib/elastic-agent/data/elastic-agent-*/logs/elastic-agent-json.log - Log files for Elastic Agent[1]
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/var/lib/elastic-agent/data/elastic-agent-*/logs/default/*-json.log* - Log files for Beats shippers
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/usr/bin/elastic-agent - Shell wrapper installed into PATH
[1] Logs file names end with a date and optional number: log-date.ndjson, log-date-1.ndjson, and so on as new files are created during rotation.