# PowerShell Script to Install Filebeat 8.17.4 on Windows # Variables $filebeatUrl = "https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/beats/filebeat/filebeat-8.17.4-windows-x86_64.zip" $zipPath = "$env:TEMP\filebeat.zip" $extractPath = "C:\Program Files" $finalPath = "C:\Program Files\Filebeat" $originalDir = "$extractPath\filebeat-8.17.4-windows-x86_64" Write-Host "Downloading Filebeat..." -ForegroundColor Cyan Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $filebeatUrl -OutFile $zipPath Write-Host "Extracting Filebeat to $extractPath..." -ForegroundColor Cyan Expand-Archive -Path $zipPath -DestinationPath $extractPath -Force Write-Host "Renaming extracted folder to 'Filebeat'..." -ForegroundColor Cyan Rename-Item -Path $originalDir -NewName "Filebeat" # Set execution policy for the current process if needed $policy = Get-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process if ($policy -ne 'Unrestricted') { Write-Host "Setting execution policy to Unrestricted for this session..." -ForegroundColor Yellow Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope Process -Force } # Install Filebeat as a Windows service Write-Host "Installing Filebeat service..." -ForegroundColor Cyan Set-Location -Path $finalPath .\install-service-filebeat.ps1 Write-Host "Filebeat installation completed!" -ForegroundColor Green