diff --git a/_meta/beat.yml b/_meta/beat.yml
index ad8881d..f19a47f 100644
--- a/_meta/beat.yml
+++ b/_meta/beat.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,8 @@ youtubebeat:
   # Defines how often an event is sent to the output
   period: 1s
   start_id: "SmBCZgcGlKk"
+
+output.elasticsearch.index: "youtubebeat"
+
+setup.template.name: "youtubebeat"
+setup.template.pattern: "youtubebeat-*"
diff --git a/youtubebeat.reference.yml b/youtubebeat.reference.yml
index c82ba45..e130f4d 100644
--- a/youtubebeat.reference.yml
+++ b/youtubebeat.reference.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ youtubebeat:
   period: 1s
   start_id: "SmBCZgcGlKk"
 
+output.elasticsearch.index: "youtubebeat"
+
+setup.template.name: "youtubebeat"
+setup.template.pattern: "youtubebeat-*"
+
 #================================ General ======================================
 
 # The name of the shipper that publishes the network data. It can be used to group
diff --git a/youtubebeat.yml b/youtubebeat.yml
index cbf3d97..c9bb62b 100644
--- a/youtubebeat.yml
+++ b/youtubebeat.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ youtubebeat:
   period: 1s
   start_id: "SmBCZgcGlKk"
 
+output.elasticsearch.index: "youtubebeat"
+
+setup.template.name: "youtubebeat"
+setup.template.pattern: "youtubebeat-*"
+
 #================================ General =====================================
 
 # The name of the shipper that publishes the network data. It can be used to group