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How to install Filebeat on Linux

This guide will walk you through installing the Filebeat agent on Linux, for use with our SIEM service.

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Written by Alan Butcher
Updated over 3 weeks ago

Before you get started

Before beginning the integration, you will need to deploy a log collector within the same network as the devices you're deploying Filebeat to.

To initiate the collector deployment process, please reach out to our Technical Support team, who'll provide you with a deployment pack that includes all the software and scripts needed to configure this. This pack will also contain a folder called filebeat, which you'll need to complete the steps in this guide.

If you already have a log collector deployed, please follow the steps outlined below.

Installing Filebeat

  1. Extract the filebeat folder from the deployment pack to a location on your server

  2. In your Terminal (which can be opened with CTRL+ALT+T), navigate to where you have extracted the Auditbeat folder

  3. Next, make the script executable using sudo chmod +x filebeat-install-ubuntu.sh

  4. Now run the script with sudo ./filebeat-install-ubuntu.sh

  5. When prompted, enter the private IP address of your log collector

  6. Filebeat will now be downloaded, installed and configured.

Confirming log flow

Once the above steps are complete, your device will now ship logs to our SIEM platform via your collector. You can confirm logs are successfully reaching our SIEM by either.

  1. Navigating to the Log Search feature in Defense.com by browsing to SIEM > Log Search and then filtering the logs by type:"filebeat"

  2. Reaching out to our Technical Support team, who'll be able to check and confirm this for you

And that's it! You've successfully installed Filebeat🎉

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