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Nginx module
editNginx module
editThis module parses access and error logs created by the Nginx HTTP server.
Compatibility
editThis module requires the ingest-user-agent and ingest-geoip Elasticsearch plugins.
The Nginx module was tested with logs from version 1.10.
On Windows, the module was tested with Nginx installed from the Chocolatey repository.
Dashboard
editThis module comes with a sample dashboard.
Access logs fileset settings
editvar.paths
editAn array of paths where to look for the log files. If left empty, Filebeat will choose the paths depending on your operating systems.
Error logs fileset settings
editvar.paths
editAn array of paths where to look for the log files. If left empty, Filebeat will choose the paths depending on your operating systems.
Fields
editFor a description of each field in the metricset, see the exported fields section.