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title: Stop Filebeat
description: An orderly shutdown of Filebeat ensures that it has a chance to clean up and close outstanding resources. You can help ensure an orderly shutdown by stopping...
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/beats/pull/48501/reference/filebeat/shutdown
applies_to:
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available in 9.0+
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# Stop Filebeat
An orderly shutdown of Filebeat ensures that it has a chance to clean up and close outstanding resources. You can help ensure an orderly shutdown by stopping Filebeat properly.
If you’re running Filebeat as a service, you can stop it via the service management functionality provided by your installation.
If you’re running Filebeat directly in the console, you can stop it by entering **Ctrl-C**. Alternatively, send SIGTERM to the Filebeat process on a POSIX system.