diff --git a/elk_metrics/conf.d/elk.yml b/elk_metrics/conf.d/elk.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2fa6ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/conf.d/elk.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+elastic-logstash_hosts:
+  logging01:
+    ip: 172.22.8.27
+  logging02:
+    ip: 172.22.8.28
+  logging03:
+    ip: 172.22.8.29
+kibana_hosts:
+  logging01:
+    ip: 172.22.8.27
diff --git a/elk_metrics/env.d/elk.yml b/elk_metrics/env.d/elk.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4bb49f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/env.d/elk.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+---
+component_skel:
+  elastic-logstash:
+    belongs_to:
+      - elk_all
+  kibana:
+    belongs_to:
+      - elk_all
+
+container_skel:
+  elastic-logstash_container:
+    belongs_to:
+      - elastic-logstash_containers
+    contains:
+      - elastic-logstash
+    properties:
+      container_fs_size: 150G
+  kibana_container:
+    belongs_to:
+      - kibana_containers
+    contains:
+      - kibana
+    properties:
+      container_fs_size: 10G
+
+physical_skel:
+  elastic-logstash_containers:
+    belongs_to:
+      - all_containers
+  kibana_containers:
+    belongs_to:
+      - all_containers
+  elastic-logstash_hosts:
+    belongs_to:
+      - hosts
+  kibana_hosts:
+    belongs_to:
+      - hosts
diff --git a/elk_metrics/installElastic.yml b/elk_metrics/installElastic.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47a4557d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/installElastic.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+---
+- name: install ElK stack
+  hosts: "{{ elk_hosts }}"
+  become: true
+  vars_files:
+    - vars/variables.yml
+  tasks:
+    - name: elasticsearch datapath bind mount
+      lxc_container:
+        name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+        container_command: |
+          [[ ! -d "/var/lib/elasticsearch" ]] && mkdir -p "/var/lib/elasticsearch"
+          [[ ! -d "/var/lib/elasticsearch-olddata" ]] && mkdir -p "/var/lib/elasticsearch-olddata"
+        container_config:
+          - "lxc.mount.entry=/openstack/{{ inventory_hostname }} var/lib/elasticsearch none bind 0 0"
+      delegate_to: "{{ physical_host }}"
+    - name: Add Oracle Java PPA to apt sources list
+      apt_repository: repo='ppa:webupd8team/java' state=present
+    - name: Accept Java 8 License
+      debconf: name='oracle-java8-installer' question='shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1' value='true' vtype='select'
+    - name: Ensure Java is installed.
+      apt: name=oracle-java8-installer state=present install_recommends=yes update_cache=yes
+    - name: add Elastic search public GPG key
+      apt_key:
+        url: "https://packages.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch"
+        state: "present"
+    - name: add Elastic search repo to apt sources list
+      apt_repository: repo='deb http://packages.elastic.co/elasticsearch/2.x/debian stable main' state=present
+    - name: Ensure Elastic search  is installed.
+      apt: name=elasticsearch state=present update_cache=yes
+    - name: Drop elastic search conf file
+      template:
+        src: templates/elasticsearch.yml.j2
+        dest: /etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml
+    - name: Enable and restart elastic
+      service:
+        name: "elasticsearch"
+        enabled: true
+        state: restarted
+    - name: copy elk-data rotater script
+      copy: src=templates/rotate-topbeatdata.sh dest=/root/rotate-topbeatdata.sh mode=0755
+      when: node_data | bool
+    - name: setup a cron job to use topbeat-data rotater script daily
+      cron: name="compress old topbeat data" minute="55" hour="23" job="/root/rotate-topbeatdata.sh"
+      when: node_data | bool
diff --git a/elk_metrics/installKibana.yml b/elk_metrics/installKibana.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dcc2393d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/installKibana.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+- name: install kibana
+  hosts: kibana
+  become: true
+  vars_files:
+    - vars/variables.yml
+  tasks:
+    - name: add Elastic search public GPG key
+      apt_key:
+        url: "https://packages.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch"
+        state: "present"
+    - name: add kibana repo to apt sources list
+      apt_repository: repo='deb http://packages.elastic.co/kibana/4.4/debian stable main' state=present
+    - name: Ensure kibana  is installed.
+      apt: name=kibana state=present update_cache=yes
+    - name: Drop kibana conf file
+      template:
+        src: templates/kibana.yml.j2
+        dest: /opt/kibana/config/kibana.yml 
+        mode: "u=rw,g=rw,o=rw"
+    - name: Enable and restart kibana
+      service:
+        name: "kibana"
+        enabled: true
+        state: restarted
+
+
diff --git a/elk_metrics/installLogstash.yml b/elk_metrics/installLogstash.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b88f215e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/installLogstash.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+---
+- name: install ElK stack
+  hosts: elastic-logstash
+  become: true
+  vars_files:
+    - vars/variables.yml
+  tasks:
+    - name: add Logstash to apt sources list
+      apt_repository: repo='deb http://packages.elastic.co/logstash/2.2/debian stable main' state=present
+    - name: Ensure Logstash is installed.
+      apt: name=logstash state=present update_cache=yes
+    - name: Drop Logstash conf for beats input
+      template:
+        src: templates/02-beats-input.conf.j2
+        dest: /etc/logstash/conf.d/02-beats-input.conf
+    - name: Drop Logstash conf for beats input
+      template:
+        src: templates/10-syslog-filter.conf.j2
+        dest: /etc/logstash/conf.d/10-syslog-filter.conf
+    - name: Drop Logstash conf for beats output
+      template:
+        src: templates/30-elasticsearch-output.conf.j2
+        dest: /etc/logstash/conf.d/30-elasticsearch-output.conf
+    - shell: service logstash configtest
+      register: conf_success
+    - debug: var=conf_success
+    - name: Enable and restart logstash
+      service:
+        name: "logstash"
+        enabled: true
+        state: restarted
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/elk_metrics/installTopbeat.yml b/elk_metrics/installTopbeat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f889135f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/installTopbeat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+- name: topbeat
+  hosts: hosts
+  become: true
+  vars_files:
+    - vars/variables.yml
+  tasks:
+    - name: add topbeat repo to apt sources list
+      apt_repository: repo='deb https://packages.elastic.co/beats/apt stable main' state=present
+    - name: add Elastic search public GPG key (same for Topbeat)
+      apt_key:
+        url: "https://packages.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch"
+        state: "present"
+    - name: Ensure Topbeat is installed.
+      apt: name=topbeat state=present update_cache=yes
+    - name: Drop Topbeat conf file
+      template:
+        src: templates/topbeat.yml.j2
+        dest: /etc/topbeat/topbeat.yml
+    - name: Enable and restart topbeat
+      service:
+        name: "topbeat"
+        enabled: true
+        state: restarted
diff --git a/elk_metrics/loadKibana.yml b/elk_metrics/loadKibana.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bb83cff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/loadKibana.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+- name: load beats dashboards to Kibana
+  hosts: kibana
+  become: true
+  vars_files:
+    - vars/variables.yml
+  tasks:
+    - name: download sample dashboards
+      get_url:
+        url: https://download.elastic.co/beats/dashboards/beats-dashboards-1.1.0.zip
+        dest: /root/
+    - name: Ensure unzip is installed.
+      apt: name=unzip state=present
+    - name: extract archive
+      command: unzip -o /root/beats-dashboards-1.1.0.zip -d /root/
+    - command: ./load.sh
+      args:
+       chdir: /root/beats-dashboards-1.1.0
+    - name: copy topbeat index template in Elastic search
+      copy: src=templates/topbeat.template.json dest=/root mode=0644
+    - name: load it in elasticsearch 
+      command: "curl -XPUT 'http://localhost:{{ elastic_port }}/_template/topbeat' -d@topbeat.template.json"
+      args:
+       chdir: /root/
+
diff --git a/elk_metrics/readme.rst b/elk_metrics/readme.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca8a24fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/readme.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+install Elk stack with topbeat to gather metrics
+#################################################
+:tags: openstack, ansible
+
+
+About this repository
+---------------------
+
+This set of playbooks will deploy elk cluster (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) with topbeat to gather metrics from hosts metrics to the ELK cluster.
+
+Process
+-------
+
+Clone the elk-osa repo
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    cd /opt
+    git clone https://github.com/openstack/openstack-ansible-ops
+
+Copy the env.d file into place
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    cd openstack-ansible-ops
+    cp env.d/elk.yml /etc/openstack_deploy/env.d/
+
+Copy the conf.d file into place
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    cp conf.d/elk.yml /etc/openstack_deploy/conf.d/
+
+In **elk.yml**, list your logging hosts under elastic-logstash_hosts to create the elasticsearch cluster in multiple containers and one logging host under kibana_hosts to create the kibana container
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    vi /etc/openstack_deploy/conf.d/elk.yml
+
+Create the containers
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   cd /opt/openstack-ansible-playbooks
+   openstack-ansible lxc-containers-create.yml -e 'container_group=elastic-logstash:kibana'
+
+install master/data elasticsearch nodes on the elastic-logstash containers
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    cd /opt/openstack-ansible-ops
+    openstack-ansible installElastic.yml -e elk_hosts=elastic-logstash -e node_master=true -e node_data=true
+
+Install an Elasticsearch client on the kibana container to serve as a loadbalancer for the Kibana backend server
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    openstack-ansible installElastic.yml -e elk_hosts=kibana -e node_master=false -e node_data=false
+
+Install Logstash on all the elastic containers
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    openstack-ansible installLogstash.yml
+
+InstallKibana on the kibana container
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    openstack-ansible installKibana.yml
+
+(Optional) Reverse proxy kibana container to your loadbalancer host
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    openstack-ansible reverseProxyKibana.yml
+
+load topbeat indices into elastic-search and kibana
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    openstack-ansible loadKibana.yml
+
+install Topbeat everywhere to start shipping metrics to our logstash instances
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    openstack-ansible installTopbeat.yml --forks 100
diff --git a/elk_metrics/reverseProxyKibana.yml b/elk_metrics/reverseProxyKibana.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31d7f325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/reverseProxyKibana.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+- name: add reverse proxy to kibana dashboard
+  hosts: haproxy_all
+  become: true
+  tags: nginx-setup
+  vars_files:
+    - vars/variables.yml
+  tasks:
+    - name: Ensure Nginx is installed.
+      apt: name={{ item }} state=present update_cache=yes
+      with_items:
+        - nginx
+        - apache2-utils
+        - python-passlib
+    - name: create kibana user to access web interface
+      htpasswd: path=/etc/nginx/htpasswd.users name={{ kibana_username }} password={{ kibana_password }} owner=root mode=0644
+    - name: Drop Nginx default conf file
+      template:
+        src: templates/nginx_default.j2
+        dest: /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
+    - name: Enable and restart nginx
+      service:
+        name: "nginx"
+        enabled: true
+        state: restarted
diff --git a/elk_metrics/templates/02-beats-input.conf.j2 b/elk_metrics/templates/02-beats-input.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..567d509c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/templates/02-beats-input.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+input {
+  beats {
+    port => {{ logstash_beat_input_port }}
+  }
+}
diff --git a/elk_metrics/templates/10-syslog-filter.conf.j2 b/elk_metrics/templates/10-syslog-filter.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..acce463c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/templates/10-syslog-filter.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+filter {
+  if [type] == "syslog" {
+    grok {
+      match => { "message" => "%{SYSLOGTIMESTAMP:syslog_timestamp} %{SYSLOGHOST:syslog_hostname} %{DATA:syslog_program}(?:\[%{POSINT:syslog_pid}\])?: %{GREEDYDATA:syslog_message}" }
+      add_field => [ "received_at", "%{@timestamp}" ]
+      add_field => [ "received_from", "%{host}" ]
+    }
+    syslog_pri { }
+    date {
+      match => [ "syslog_timestamp", "MMM  d HH:mm:ss", "MMM dd HH:mm:ss" ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/elk_metrics/templates/30-elasticsearch-output.conf.j2 b/elk_metrics/templates/30-elasticsearch-output.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01ff5436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/templates/30-elasticsearch-output.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+output {
+  elasticsearch {
+    hosts => {% set IP_ARR=[] %}{% for host in groups['elastic-logstash'] | union(groups['kibana']) %}{% if IP_ARR.insert(loop.index,hostvars[host]['ansible_ssh_host']) %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}[{{ IP_ARR | map('regex_replace', '$', ':' ~ elastic_port|string()) | map('regex_replace', '$', '"') | map('regex_replace', '^', '"') | list | join(',' ) }}]
+    sniffing => true
+    manage_template => false
+    index => "%{[@metadata][beat]}-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"
+    document_type => "%{[@metadata][type]}"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/elk_metrics/templates/elasticsearch.yml.j2 b/elk_metrics/templates/elasticsearch.yml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bf60284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/templates/elasticsearch.yml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# ---------------------------------- Cluster -----------------------------------
+cluster.name: {{ cluster_name }}
+# ------------------------------------ Node ------------------------------------
+node.name: {{ node_name }}
+# node.rack: r1
+# ----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------
+# Path to directory where to store the data (separate multiple locations by comma):
+#
+# path.data: /path/to/data
+#
+# Path to log files:
+#
+# path.logs: /path/to/logs
+# ----------------------------------- Memory -----------------------------------
+#
+# Lock the memory on startup:
+#
+# bootstrap.memory_lock: true
+#
+# Make sure that the `ES_HEAP_SIZE` environment variable is set to about half the memory
+# available on the system and that the owner of the process is allowed to use this limit.
+#
+# Elasticsearch performs poorly when the system is swapping the memory.
+#
+# ---------------------------------- Network -----------------------------------
+#
+# Set the bind address to a specific IP (IPv4 or IPv6):
+network.host: {{ elastic_interface }}
+# Set a custom port for HTTP:
+
+http.port: {{ elastic_port }}
+# --------------------------------- Discovery ----------------------------------
+#
+# Pass an initial list of hosts to perform discovery when new node is started:
+# The default list of hosts is ["127.0.0.1", "[::1]"]
+#
+discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts: {% set IP_ARR=[] %}{% for host in groups['elastic-logstash'] | union(groups['kibana']) %}{% if IP_ARR.insert(loop.index,hostvars[host]['ansible_ssh_host']) %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}[{{ IP_ARR | join(', ') }}]
+node.master: {{ node_master | default(true) }}
+node.data: {{ node_data | default(true) }}
+#
+# Prevent the "split brain" by configuring the majority of nodes (total number of nodes / 2 + 1):
+#
+# discovery.zen.minimum_master_nodes: 3
+#
+# For more information, see the documentation at:
+# <http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-discovery.html>
+#
+# ---------------------------------- Gateway -----------------------------------
+#
+# Block initial recovery after a full cluster restart until N nodes are started:
+#
+# gateway.recover_after_nodes: 3
+#
+# For more information, see the documentation at:
+# <http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-gateway.html>
+#
+# ---------------------------------- Various -----------------------------------
+#
+# Disable starting multiple nodes on a single system:
+#
+# node.max_local_storage_nodes: 1
+#
+# Require explicit names when deleting indices:
+#
+# action.destructive_requires_name: true
+
diff --git a/elk_metrics/templates/kibana.yml.j2 b/elk_metrics/templates/kibana.yml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9377464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/templates/kibana.yml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# Kibana is served by a back end server. This setting specifies the port to use.
+ server.port: {{ kibana_port }}
+
+# This setting specifies the IP address of the back end server.
+ server.host: {{ kibana_interface }}
+
+# Enables you to specify a path to mount Kibana at if you are running behind a proxy. This setting
+# cannot end in a slash.
+# server.basePath: ""
+
+# The maximum payload size in bytes for incoming server requests.
+# server.maxPayloadBytes: 1048576
+
+# The URL of the Elasticsearch instance to use for all your queries.
+ elasticsearch.url: "http://localhost:{{ elastic_port }}"
+
+# When this setting’s value is true Kibana uses the hostname specified in the server.host
+# setting. When the value of this setting is false, Kibana uses the hostname of the host
+# that connects to this Kibana instance.
+# elasticsearch.preserveHost: true
+
+# Kibana uses an index in Elasticsearch to store saved searches, visualizations and 
+# dashboards. Kibana creates a new index if the index doesn’t already exist.
+# kibana.index: ".kibana"
+
+# The default application to load.
+# kibana.defaultAppId: "discover"
+
+# If your Elasticsearch is protected with basic authentication, these settings provide
+# the username and password that the Kibana server uses to perform maintenance on the Kibana
+# index at startup. Your Kibana users still need to authenticate with Elasticsearch, which 
+# is proxied through the Kibana server.
+# elasticsearch.username: "user"
+# elasticsearch.password: "pass"
+
+# Paths to the PEM-format SSL certificate and SSL key files, respectively. These 
+# files enable SSL for outgoing requests from the Kibana server to the browser.
+# server.ssl.cert: /path/to/your/server.crt
+# server.ssl.key: /path/to/your/server.key
+
+# Optional settings that provide the paths to the PEM-format SSL certificate and key files.
+# These files validate that your Elasticsearch backend uses the same key files.
+# elasticsearch.ssl.cert: /path/to/your/client.crt
+# elasticsearch.ssl.key: /path/to/your/client.key
+
+# Optional setting that enables you to specify a path to the PEM file for the certificate 
+# authority for your Elasticsearch instance.
+# elasticsearch.ssl.ca: /path/to/your/CA.pem
+
+# To disregard the validity of SSL certificates, change this setting’s value to false.
+# elasticsearch.ssl.verify: true
+
+# Time in milliseconds to wait for Elasticsearch to respond to pings. Defaults to the value of
+# the elasticsearch.requestTimeout setting.
+# elasticsearch.pingTimeout: 1500
+
+# Time in milliseconds to wait for responses from the back end or Elasticsearch. This value 
+# must be a positive integer.
+# elasticsearch.requestTimeout: 300000
+
+# Time in milliseconds for Elasticsearch to wait for responses from shards. Set to 0 to disable.
+# elasticsearch.shardTimeout: 0
+
+# Time in milliseconds to wait for Elasticsearch at Kibana startup before retrying.
+# elasticsearch.startupTimeout: 5000
+
+# Specifies the path where Kibana creates the process ID file.
+# pid.file: /var/run/kibana.pid
+
+# Enables you specify a file where Kibana stores log output.
+# logging.dest: stdout
+
+# Set the value of this setting to true to suppress all logging output.
+# logging.silent: false
+
+# Set the value of this setting to true to suppress all logging output other than error messages.
+# logging.quiet: false
+
+# Set the value of this setting to true to log all events, including system usage information 
+# and all requests.
+# logging.verbose: false
diff --git a/elk_metrics/templates/nginx_default.j2 b/elk_metrics/templates/nginx_default.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3841bdc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/templates/nginx_default.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+server {
+    listen {{ nginx_port }};
+
+    server_name {{ server_name }};
+
+    auth_basic "Restricted Access";
+    auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/htpasswd.users;
+
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://{{ kibana_private_ip }}:{{ kibana_port }};
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;        
+    }
+}
diff --git a/elk_metrics/templates/rotate-topbeatdata.sh b/elk_metrics/templates/rotate-topbeatdata.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eaa66706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/templates/rotate-topbeatdata.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+for d in $(find /var/lib/elasticsearch/openstack_elk/nodes/0/indices/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -mtime 5 | grep topbeat); do
+  echo $d
+  tar -zcvf $d.tar.gz $d && rm -r $d
+  mv $d.tar.gz /var/lib/elasticsearch-olddata/;
+done
diff --git a/elk_metrics/templates/topbeat.template.json b/elk_metrics/templates/topbeat.template.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a20b3a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/templates/topbeat.template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+{
+  "mappings": {
+    "_default_": {
+      "_all": {
+        "enabled": true,
+        "norms": {
+          "enabled": false
+        }
+      },
+      "dynamic_templates": [
+        {
+          "template1": {
+            "mapping": {
+              "doc_values": true,
+              "ignore_above": 1024,
+              "index": "not_analyzed",
+              "type": "{dynamic_type}"
+            },
+            "match": "*"
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "@timestamp": {
+          "type": "date"
+        },
+        "cpu": {
+          "properties": {
+            "system_p": {
+              "doc_values": "true",
+              "type": "float"
+            },
+            "user_p": {
+              "doc_values": "true",
+              "type": "float"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "fs": {
+          "properties": {
+            "used_p": {
+              "doc_values": "true",
+              "type": "float"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "load": {
+          "properties": {
+            "load1": {
+              "doc_values": "true",
+              "type": "float"
+            },
+            "load15": {
+              "doc_values": "true",
+              "type": "float"
+            },
+            "load5": {
+              "doc_values": "true",
+              "type": "float"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "mem": {
+          "properties": {
+            "actual_used_p": {
+              "doc_values": "true",
+              "type": "float"
+            },
+            "used_p": {
+              "doc_values": "true",
+              "type": "float"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "proc": {
+          "properties": {
+            "cpu": {
+              "properties": {
+                "user_p": {
+                  "doc_values": "true",
+                  "type": "float"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "mem": {
+              "properties": {
+                "rss_p": {
+                  "doc_values": "true",
+                  "type": "float"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "swap": {
+          "properties": {
+            "actual_used_p": {
+              "doc_values": "true",
+              "type": "float"
+            },
+            "used_p": {
+              "doc_values": "true",
+              "type": "float"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "settings": {
+    "index.refresh_interval": "5s"
+  },
+  "template": "topbeat-*"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/elk_metrics/templates/topbeat.yml.j2 b/elk_metrics/templates/topbeat.yml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa22ce68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/templates/topbeat.yml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+input:
+  period: 10
+  procs: [".*"]
+
+  stats:
+    system: true
+    proc: true
+    filesystem: true
+
+output:
+  logstash:
+    hosts: {% set IP_ARR=[] %}{% for host in groups['elastic-logstash'] %}{% if IP_ARR.insert(loop.index,hostvars[host]['ansible_ssh_host']) %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}[{{ IP_ARR | map('regex_replace', '$', ':' ~ logstash_beat_input_port|string()) | map('regex_replace', '$', '"') | map('regex_replace', '^', '"') | list | join(',' ) }}]
+
+shipper:
+
+logging:
+  files:
+    rotateeverybytes: 10485760 # = 10MB
diff --git a/elk_metrics/vars/variables.yml b/elk_metrics/vars/variables.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96b3ced6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics/vars/variables.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# elastic search vars
+elastic_interface: "['_eth1_', '_local_']"
+elastic_port: 9200
+cluster_name: openstack_elk
+node_name: ${HOSTNAME}
+
+
+# kibana vars
+kibana_interface: 0.0.0.0
+kibana_port: 5601
+kibana_username: kibanaadmin
+kibana_password: secrete
+
+nginx_port: 81
+server_name: server_name
+kibana_private_ip: "{{ hostvars[groups['kibana'][0]]['ansible_ssh_host'] }}"
+
+logstash_ssl_self_signed_subject: "/C=US/ST=Texas/L=San Antonio/O=IT/CN={{ server_name }}/subjectAltName=IP.1={{ elk_server_private_ip }}"
+logstash_beat_input_port: 5044
+
+