This integration requires a UTMStack agent to work properly. Please, make sure you have installed it before you continue.

Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed event streaming platform used by thousands of companies for high-performance data pipelines, streaming analytics, data integration, and mission-critical applications.

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1. Enable Filebeat module

Linux

cd /opt/utmstack-linux-agent/beats/filebeat/ && ./filebeat modules enable kafka

Windows

cd "C:\Program Files\UTMStack\UTMStack Agent\beats\filebeat\" && filebeat modules enable kafka

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2. Configure Filebeat module

Configure the module configuration file according to the image below. You can find it in the path:

Linux

/opt/utmstack-linux-agent/beats/filebeat/modules.d/kafka.yml

Windows

C:\Program Files\UTMStack\UTMStack Agent\beats\filebeat\modules.d\kafka.yml

Important!! After a Filebeat module is enabled, the service needs to be restarted using the following command:

Linux

sudo systemctl restart UTMStackModulesLogsCollector

Windows

sc stop UTMStackModulesLogsCollector && timeout /t 5 && sc start UTMStackModulesLogsCollector

Depending on how you’ve installed Filebeat, you might see errors related to file ownership or permissions when you try to run Filebeat modules. See Config File Ownership and Permissions