Ansible Role: Metricbeat

This role installs and sets up Metricbeat version 5.x for the Elastic stack.

It is specifically made for Ubuntu 16.04, but it should also work on other Debian versions.

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

• metricbeat_modules: This is a list that contains the settings for each module Metricbeat will monitor. Check the Metricbeat documentation for details on how to format this list.

• metricbeat_output: This is a dictionary specifying where to send the collected events. More details on this can be found in the Metricbeat documentation.

• metricbeat_general_config: This is the global setup for Metricbeat. It can include the name, extra fields, or tags that should be added to each event. Additional information is available in the Metricbeat documentation.

• metricbeat_install_state: This helps in updating Metricbeat to newer versions if it's already installed. Use latest to enable this feature.

Resources

You can find Metricbeat documentation at the following link:

• documentation

Dependencies

None.

Feel free to explore my other roles on Ansible Galaxy if you are setting up the entire Elastic Stack.

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  become: yes

  roles:
    - role: jradtilbrook.metricbeat

License

MIT