﻿---
title: Configure the output
description: You configure Packetbeat to write to a specific output by setting options in the Outputs section of the packetbeat.yml config file. Only a single output...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2654/reference/beats/packetbeat/configuring-output
products:
  - Beats
  - Packetbeat
applies_to:
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# Configure the output
You configure Packetbeat to write to a specific output by setting options in the Outputs section of the `packetbeat.yml` config file. Only a single output may be defined.
The following topics describe how to configure each supported output. If you’ve secured the Elastic Stack, also read [Secure](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2654/reference/beats/packetbeat/securing-packetbeat) for more about security-related configuration options.
- [Elastic Cloud Hosted](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2654/reference/beats/packetbeat/configure-cloud-id)
- [Elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2654/reference/beats/packetbeat/elasticsearch-output)
- [Logstash](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2654/reference/beats/packetbeat/logstash-output)
- [Kafka](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2654/reference/beats/packetbeat/kafka-output)
- [Redis](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2654/reference/beats/packetbeat/redis-output)
- [File](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2654/reference/beats/packetbeat/file-output)
- [Console](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2654/reference/beats/packetbeat/console-output)
- [Discard](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2654/reference/beats/packetbeat/discard-output)