Filebeat is a lightweight log shipper designed to collect, process, and forward log data to destinations like Elasticsearch, Logstash, or other data processors. It is part of the Elastic Stack (ELK) and helps streamline log management, monitoring, and security analysis across distributed systems.

Features of Filebeat:

• Lightweight log collection and forwarding.
• Supports various log sources, including system logs and container logs.
• Prebuilt modules for common log types (e.g., Apache, MySQL, Nginx).
• Seamless integration with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.

To check the installed Filebeat version, run: filebeat version.

Disclaimer: Filebeat is an open-source log shipper developed and maintained by Elastic. It is provided "as is," without any warranty. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any company beyond its maintainers.