ansible/roles/filebeat/tasks/main.yml

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# Installing Filebeat
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# download Filebeat
- name: "download filebeat rpm"
  get_url:
  args:
    url: https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/beats/filebeat/{{ filebeat_rpm }}
    dest: /tmp/{{ filebeat_rpm }}
    checksum: "{{ filebeat_checksum }}"
    force: no

  #Install filebeat"
- name: "Install filebeat rpm"
  become: true
  yum:
    name: /tmp/{{ filebeat_rpm }}
    state: present

#Configure Filebeat yml file

- name: Copy filebeat.yml to /etc
  template:
    src: ../../filebeat/templates/filebeat.yml
    dest: /etc/filebeat/
    backup: yes
  become: true

- name: Copy filebeat.reference.yml to /etc
  copy:
    src: ../../filebeat/templates/filebeat.reference.yml
    dest: /etc/filebeat/
    backup: yes
  become: true

- name: Enable logstash module
  command: filebeat modules enable logstash
  become: true

#Run Filebeat
- name: Run Filebeat in the background
  command: screen -d -m filebeat -e -c filebeat.yml -d "publish"
  become: true