Update to 2021-01-28 13:00

roles/filebeat/defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 filebeat_output_type: logstash
-filebeat_output_hosts: 
-  - localhost:5044
+filebeat_output_hosts: []
+# filebeat_output_hosts:
+#   - graylog.example.org:5044
 filebeat_output_ssl:
   enabled: True
   # cert_authorities:

roles/filebeat/handlers/main.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 ---
 - name: restart filebeat
   service: name=filebeat state=restarted
+  when: filebeat_output_hosts | length > 0
 
 - name: restart journalbeat
-  service:
-    name: journalbeat
-    state: "{{ (ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd') | ternary('restarted','stopped') }}"
+  service: name=journalbeat state=restarted
+  when:
+    - filebeat_output_hosts | length > 0
+    - ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd'

roles/filebeat/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 ---
 
-- include_tasks: install_filebeat_{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml
-- include_tasks: install_journalbeat_{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml
+- name: Install filebeatbeat
+  package:
+    name:
+      - filebeat
+  tags: logs
+
+- name: Install journalbeat
+  package:
+    name:
+      - journalbeat
   when: ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd'
   tags: logs
 
@@ -52,13 +60,16 @@
   when: filebeat_unit.changed or (filebeat_journalbeat_unit is defined and filebeat_journalbeat_unit.changed)
   tags: logs
 
-- name: Start and enable filebeat
-  service: name=filebeat state=started enabled=True
+- name: Handle filebeat service
+  service:
+    name: filebeat
+    state: "{{ (filebeat_output_hosts | length > 0) | ternary('started','stopped') }}"
+    enabled: "{{ (filebeat_output_hosts | length > 0) | ternary(True,False) }}"
   tags: logs
 
 - name: Handle journalbeat service
   service:
     name: journalbeat
-    state: "{{ (ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd') | ternary('started','stopped') }}"
-    enabled: "{{ (ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd') | ternary(True,False) }} "
+    state: "{{ (ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd' and filebeat_output_hosts | length > 0) | ternary('started','stopped') }}"
+    enabled: "{{ (ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd' and filebeat_output_hosts | length > 0) | ternary(True,False) }} "
   tags: logs