The `beat` module collects metrics about any Beat or other software based on libbeat.

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=== Compatibility

The `beat` module works with {beats} 7.3.0 and later.

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=== Usage for Stack Monitoring

The `beat` module can be used to collect metrics shown in our {stack} {monitor-features}
UI in {kib}. To enable this usage, set `xpack.enabled: true` and remove any `metricsets`
from the module's configuration. Alternatively, run `metricbeat modules disable beat` and
`metricbeat modules enable beat-xpack`.
