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Step 2: Set up and configure

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Step 2: Set up and configure

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Configure APM by editing the apm-server.yml configuration file. The location of this file varies by platform—​see the Installation layout for help locating it.

A minimal configuration file might look like this:

apm-server:
  host: "localhost:8200" 
output.elasticsearch:
  hosts: ["localhost:9200"] 
  username: "elastic" 
  password: "changeme"

The host:port APM Server listens on.

The Elasticsearch host:port to connect to.

This example uses basic authentication. The user provided here needs the privileges required to publish events to Elasticsearch. To create a dedicated user for this role, see Create a writer role.

All available configuration options are outlined in configuring APM Server.

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