install-filebeat-collector-for-elk-playbook.yml

---
- name: installing and launching filebeat
  hosts: webservers
  become: yes
  tasks:

  - name: Download filebeat deb
    command: curl -L -O https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/beats/filebeat/filebeat-7.6.1-amd64.deb
 
  - name: Install filebeat deb
    command: dpkg -i filebeat-7.6.1-amd64.deb

  - name: Drop in filebeat.yml 
    copy:
      src: /etc/ansible/files/filebeat-config.yml
      dest: /etc/filebeat/filebeat.yml

  - name: Enable and configure system module
    command: "{{item}}"
    with_items:

      - filebeat modules enable system
      - filebeat setup
      - service filebeat start

  - name: Enable service filebeat on boot
    systemd:
      name: filebeat
      enabled: yes