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# Filebeat
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Filebeat is an open source file harvester, mostly used to fetch logs files and feed them into logstash.
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Together with the libbeat lumberjack output is a replacement for [logstash-forwarder](https://github.com/elastic/logstash-forwarder).
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To learn more about Filebeat, check out https://www.elastic.co/products/beats/filebeat.
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## Getting started
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Please follow the [getting started](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-getting-started.html)
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guide from the docs.
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## Documentation
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Please visit [elastic.co](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/index.html)
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for the documentation.
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## Bugs and feature requests
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If you have an issue, please start by opening a topic on the
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[forums](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/beats/filebeat). We'll help you
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troubleshoot and work with you on a solution.
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If you are sure you found a bug or have a feature request, open an issue on
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[Github](https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues).
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## Contributions
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We love contributions from our community! Please read the
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[CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md) file.
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## Snapshots
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For testing purposes, we generate snapshot builds that you can find [here](https://beats-nightlies.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=filebeat). Please be aware that these are built on top of master and are not meant for production.
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