[createBeater](https://github.com/elastic/beats/blob/c111789e3c611a075fa2e02a65b5b8f9a6b4657f/libbeat/cmd/instance/beat.go#L333) and [configure](https://github.com/elastic/beats/blob/c111789e3c611a075fa2e02a65b5b8f9a6b4657f/libbeat/cmd/instance/beat.go#L746) do most of the work setting up a Beat. These functions do things that prevent using these functions to instatiate multiple beats within the same process. - [metrics registry](https://github.com/elastic/beats/blob/372b1267b8802a4682d18af3cc915968ff373205/libbeat/cmd/instance/beat.go#L362) - [management registry](https://github.com/elastic/beats/blob/372b1267b8802a4682d18af3cc915968ff373205/libbeat/cmd/instance/beat.go#L373) - [telemetry registry](https://github.com/elastic/beats/blob/372b1267b8802a4682d18af3cc915968ff373205/libbeat/cmd/instance/beat.go#L391) - [setting go runtime variables](https://github.com/elastic/beats/blob/372b1267b8802a4682d18af3cc915968ff373205/libbeat/cmd/instance/beat.go#L892-L898) - [diagnostic hooks](https://github.com/elastic/beats/blob/372b1267b8802a4682d18af3cc915968ff373205/libbeat/cmd/instance/beat.go#L921-L923) This needs to be refactored so multiple Beats can be started in the same process without conflicts or overwriting registries.
createBeater and configure do most of the work setting up a Beat.
These functions do things that prevent using these functions to instatiate multiple beats within the same process.
This needs to be refactored so multiple Beats can be started in the same process without conflicts or overwriting registries.