The configurations related to Metricbeat are stored in a configuration file named metricbeat.yml, which uses YAML syntax.
The metricbeat.yml file contains the following:
- Module configuration
- General settings
- Output configuration
- Processor configuration
- Path configuration
- Dashboard configuration
- Logging configuration
Let's explore some of these sections.
The location of the metricbeat.yml file will be present in the installation directory if .zip or .tar files are used for installation. If .dep or .rpm files are used for installation, then it will be present in the /etc/metricbeat location.