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== Elasticsearch module

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This is the elasticsearch module.

include::../include/what-happens.asciidoc[]

include::../include/gs-link.asciidoc[]

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=== Compatibility

The Elasticsearch module is compatible with Elasticsearch 6.2 and newer.

include::../include/configuring-intro.asciidoc[]

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include::../include/config-option-intro.asciidoc[]

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==== `server` log fileset settings

include::../include/var-paths.asciidoc[]
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Example config:
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[source,yaml]
----
  server:
    enabled: true
    var.paths:
      - /var/log/elasticsearch/*.log          # Plain text logs
      - /var/log/elasticsearch/*_server.json  # JSON logs
----
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NOTE: If you're running against Elasticsearch >= 7.0.0, configure the
`var.paths` setting to point to JSON logs. Otherwise, configure it
to point to plain text logs.

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==== `gc` log fileset settings

include::../include/var-paths.asciidoc[]
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Example config:
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[source,yaml]
----
  gc:
    var.paths:
      - /var/log/elasticsearch/gc.log.[0-9]*
      - /var/log/elasticsearch/gc.log
----

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==== `audit` log fileset settings

include::../include/var-paths.asciidoc[]
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Example config:
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[source,yaml]
----
  audit:
    var.paths:
      - /var/log/elasticsearch/*_access.log  # Plain text logs
      - /var/log/elasticsearch/*_audit.json  # JSON logs
----
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NOTE: If you're running against Elasticsearch >= 7.0.0, configure the
`var.paths` setting to point to JSON logs. Otherwise, configure it
to point to plain text logs.

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==== `slowlog` log fileset settings

include::../include/var-paths.asciidoc[]
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Example config:
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[source,yaml]
----
  slowlog:
    var.paths:
      - /var/log/elasticsearch/*_index_search_slowlog.log     # Plain text logs
      - /var/log/elasticsearch/*_index_indexing_slowlog.log   # Plain text logs
      - /var/log/elasticsearch/*_index_search_slowlog.json    # JSON logs
      - /var/log/elasticsearch/*_index_indexing_slowlog.json  # JSON logs
----
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NOTE: If you're running against Elasticsearch >= 7.0.0, configure the
`var.paths` setting to point to JSON logs. Otherwise, configure it
to point to plain text logs.

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==== `deprecation` log fileset settings

include::../include/var-paths.asciidoc[]
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Example config:
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[source,yaml]
----
  deprecation:
    var.paths:
      - /var/log/elasticsearch/*_deprecation.log   # Plain text logs
      - /var/log/elasticsearch/*_deprecation.json  # JSON logs
----
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NOTE: If you're running against Elasticsearch >= 7.0.0, configure the
`var.paths` setting to point to JSON logs. Otherwise, configure it
to point to plain text logs.

include::../include/timezone-support.asciidoc[]

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=== Fields

For a description of each field in the module, see the
<<exported-fields-elasticsearch,exported fields>> section.

