Add support for FreeBSD 32/64bit to Beats and Elastic Agent

[rvalente]

Would it be possible to compile Filebeat for FreeBSD 32-bit and 64-bit along with the rest of the platforms? I know it is easy to compile myself, but adding that to my CI environment and running it on every new release seams redundant. Thank you.

[andrewkroh]

I would like to have this, but I think we need to have proper FreeBSD pkg files. I have already done the work so that the tests run on FreeBSD (see the beats-freebsd job http://build-eu-00.elastic.co/view/Beats/).

It looks FreeBSD support is coming soon to FPM which will make building FreeBSD pkg files easier because we won't need FreeBSD to build them. This will fit nicely into the existing package build process which is based entirely on FPM.

If you would like to contribute, all of the packaging code is in https://github.com/elastic/beats/tree/master/dev-tools/packer. Basically, it cross-compiles the binaries inside docker then runs FPM to create packages. Once we have this we can start publishing FreeBSD pkg files for download. 😄

[rvalente]

Just out of curiosity, couldn't it be built on one of the Ubuntu build servers using GOOS=freebsd GOARCH=amd64 and then provide the tarball for a port maintainer to take and create a FreeBSD pkg for? Providing a native FreeBSD pkgng pkg wouldn't be required per se.

[andrewkroh]

I think providing a 32 and 64-bit tarball would be a great start. pkg files could be added later.

... build servers using GOOS=freebsd GOARCH=amd64

Yes, that is how we cross-compile. That alone works fine for Filebeat, but Packetbeat uses cgo so it will require a C cross-compiler to build from Linux. We do this for windows and mac now, for example, build.sh.

[andrewkroh]

It looks like FPM now has FreeBSD packaging support. jordansissel/fpm#1073

[ari]

@andrewkroh FreeBSD doesn't require binary packages. Instead we have a "ports" system which builds from source. All that is needed is the correct Makefile which is checked into the FreeBSD svn tree.

FreeBSD infrastructure will create binary pkgs for those who want them.

Let me know if you need help. I know the FreeBSD ports system well enough, but I've never tried to build beats. I'm still using the logstash system for which there is a FreeBSD port.

[rvalente]

Yes, if we can just integrate with ports we will be all set. Leave the pkg building to the superb FreeBSD infrastructure.

[Asara]

Might be relevant: #974 (comment)

[lesinigo]

beats are in the FreeBSD port collection (stuff that the system would download and compile) and also in the packages (prebuilt binary packages), even if the latter lags a little behind.

While I'm writing this, the port is at version beats-5.5.2 while the package is beats-5.4.3.

Still, it would be nice to have "official" binaries just like they are available for linux.

[opoplawski]

FreeBSD ports are definitely lagging (6.4.2 at the moment, jumped from 6.2.4 previously). I'm seeing some errors and it would be nice to know if they were fixed in the latest upstream version.

[darkpixel]

Any update on this? 7.x is out, and ports are still stuck on 6.4.

Edit: Er...I meant 6.7

[Securitybits-io]

I am +1 this issue, i'd really like to see a Beats for 7.4 on BSD, would be great to run on a PFsense with suricata, and have that as integration to the SIEM App!

[paulrobichaud]

I am +1 this issue, i'd really like to see a Beats for 7.4 on BSD, would be great to run on a PFsense with suricata, and have that as integration to the SIEM App!

Agreed. I would also like to see Beats available on FreeBSD/PFsense.

[garanews]

Meanwhile, there is anyone was able to compile filebeats 7.4.x on freebsd ?