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
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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