listenPortFileName

Write the actual bound port to a file after an imbeats listener starts.

This parameter applies to imbeats: Beats v2 input module.

Name:

listenPortFileName

Scope:

input

Type:

string

Default:

input=none

Required?:

no

Introduced:

8.2604.0

Description

Write the actual bound port to a file after an imbeats listener starts. Production configurations normally use a fixed Beats listener port such as 5044. Dynamic port allocation with port="0" is intended for testbench and automation scenarios that need to discover an ephemeral listener port.

Input usage

input(type="imbeats" port="5044" listenPortFileName="/run/rsyslog/imbeats.port")

See also

See also imbeats: Beats v2 input module.

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