# Metricbeat

Metricbeat fetches a set of metrics on a predefined interval from the operating system and services such as Apache web server, Redis, and more and ships them to Elasticsearch or Logstash.

## Getting started

Please follow the [getting started](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/metricbeat-getting-started.html)
guide from the docs.

## Documentation

Please visit [elastic.co](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/index.html)
 for the documentation.

## Bugs and feature requests

If you have an issue, please start by opening a topic on the
[forums](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/beats/metricbeat). We'll help you
troubleshoot and work with you on a solution.

If you are sure you found a bug or have a feature request, open an issue on
[Github](https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues).

## Contributions

We love contributions from our community! Please read the
[CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md) file.

## Snapshots

For testing purposes, we generate snapshot builds that you can find [here](https://beats-nightlies.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=metricbeat). Please be aware that these are built on top of master and are not meant for production.