diff --git a/.env b/.env
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+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+ELASTIC_VERSION=8.6.2
+
+# User 'elastic' (built-in)
+#
+# Superuser role, full access to cluster management and data indices.
+# https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/built-in-users.html
+ELASTIC_PASSWORD='yeetusburritus'
+
+# User 'logstash_internal' (custom)
+#
+# The user Logstash uses to connect and send data to Elasticsearch.
+# https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/ls-security.html
+LOGSTASH_INTERNAL_PASSWORD='yeetusburritus'
+
+# User 'kibana_system' (built-in)
+#
+# The user Kibana uses to connect and communicate with Elasticsearch.
+# https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/built-in-users.html
+KIBANA_SYSTEM_PASSWORD='yeetusburritus'
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97828a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+version: '3.7'
+
+services:
+
+  # The 'setup' service runs a one-off script which initializes users inside
+  # Elasticsearch — such as 'logstash_internal' and 'kibana_system' — with the
+  # values of the passwords defined in the '.env' file.
+  #
+  # This task is only performed during the *initial* startup of the stack. On all
+  # subsequent runs, the service simply returns immediately, without performing
+  # any modification to existing users.
+  setup:
+    build:
+      context: setup/
+      args:
+        ELASTIC_VERSION: ${ELASTIC_VERSION}
+    init: true
+    volumes:
+      - ./setup/entrypoint.sh:/entrypoint.sh:ro,Z
+      - ./setup/lib.sh:/lib.sh:ro,Z
+      - ./setup/roles:/roles:ro,Z
+      - ./setup/state:/state:Z
+    environment:
+      ELASTIC_PASSWORD: ${ELASTIC_PASSWORD:-}
+      LOGSTASH_INTERNAL_PASSWORD: ${LOGSTASH_INTERNAL_PASSWORD:-}
+      KIBANA_SYSTEM_PASSWORD: ${KIBANA_SYSTEM_PASSWORD:-}
+    networks:
+      - elk
+    depends_on:
+      - elasticsearch
+
+  elasticsearch:
+    build:
+      context: elasticsearch/
+      args:
+        ELASTIC_VERSION: ${ELASTIC_VERSION}
+    volumes:
+      - ./elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml:ro,Z
+      - ./elasticsearch/data:/usr/share/elasticsearch/data:Z
+    ports:
+      - 9200:9200
+      - 9300:9300
+    environment:
+      node.name: elasticsearch
+      ES_JAVA_OPTS: -Xms512m -Xmx512m
+      # Bootstrap password.
+      # Used to initialize the keystore during the initial startup of
+      # Elasticsearch. Ignored on subsequent runs.
+      ELASTIC_PASSWORD: ${ELASTIC_PASSWORD:-}
+      # Use single node discovery in order to disable production mode and avoid bootstrap checks.
+      # see: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/bootstrap-checks.html
+      discovery.type: single-node
+    networks:
+      - elk
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+  logstash:
+    build:
+      context: logstash/
+      args:
+        ELASTIC_VERSION: ${ELASTIC_VERSION}
+    volumes:
+      - ./logstash/config/logstash.yml:/usr/share/logstash/config/logstash.yml:ro,Z
+      - ./logstash/pipeline:/usr/share/logstash/pipeline:ro,Z
+    ports:
+      - 5044:5044
+      - 50000:50000/tcp
+      - 50000:50000/udp
+      - 9600:9600
+    environment:
+      LS_JAVA_OPTS: -Xms256m -Xmx256m
+      LOGSTASH_INTERNAL_PASSWORD: ${LOGSTASH_INTERNAL_PASSWORD:-}
+    networks:
+      - elk
+    depends_on:
+      - elasticsearch
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+  kibana:
+    build:
+      context: kibana/
+      args:
+        ELASTIC_VERSION: ${ELASTIC_VERSION}
+    volumes:
+      - ./kibana/config/kibana.yml:/usr/share/kibana/config/kibana.yml:ro,Z
+    ports:
+      - 5601:5601
+    environment:
+      KIBANA_SYSTEM_PASSWORD: ${KIBANA_SYSTEM_PASSWORD:-}
+    networks:
+      - elk
+    depends_on:
+      - elasticsearch
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+networks:
+  elk:
+    driver: bridge
+
+volumes:
+  setup:
+  elasticsearch:
diff --git a/elasticsearch/.dockerignore b/elasticsearch/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37eef9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elasticsearch/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Ignore Docker build files
+Dockerfile
+.dockerignore
+
+# Ignore OS artifacts
+**/.DS_Store
diff --git a/elasticsearch/Dockerfile b/elasticsearch/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22528c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elasticsearch/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+ARG ELASTIC_VERSION
+
+# https://www.docker.elastic.co/
+FROM docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:${ELASTIC_VERSION}
+
+# Add your elasticsearch plugins setup here
+# Example: RUN elasticsearch-plugin install analysis-icu
diff --git a/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml b/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d66f071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+## Default Elasticsearch configuration from Elasticsearch base image.
+## https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/blob/main/distribution/docker/src/docker/config/elasticsearch.yml
+#
+cluster.name: docker-cluster
+network.host: 0.0.0.0
+
+## X-Pack settings
+## see https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/security-settings.html
+#
+xpack.license.self_generated.type: trial
+xpack.security.enabled: true
diff --git a/kibana/.dockerignore b/kibana/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37eef9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kibana/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Ignore Docker build files
+Dockerfile
+.dockerignore
+
+# Ignore OS artifacts
+**/.DS_Store
diff --git a/kibana/Dockerfile b/kibana/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a075be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kibana/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+ARG ELASTIC_VERSION
+
+# https://www.docker.elastic.co/
+FROM docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:${ELASTIC_VERSION}
+
+# Add your kibana plugins setup here
+# Example: RUN kibana-plugin install <name|url>
diff --git a/kibana/config/kibana.yml b/kibana/config/kibana.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d4e79a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kibana/config/kibana.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+---
+## Default Kibana configuration from Kibana base image.
+## https://github.com/elastic/kibana/blob/main/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/docker_generator/templates/kibana_yml.template.ts
+#
+server.name: kibana
+server.host: 0.0.0.0
+elasticsearch.hosts: [ http://elasticsearch:9200 ]
+
+monitoring.ui.container.elasticsearch.enabled: true
+monitoring.ui.container.logstash.enabled: true
+
+## X-Pack security credentials
+#
+elasticsearch.username: kibana_system
+elasticsearch.password: ${KIBANA_SYSTEM_PASSWORD}
+
+## Encryption keys (optional but highly recommended)
+##
+## Generate with either
+##  $ docker container run --rm docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:8.6.2 bin/kibana-encryption-keys generate
+##  $ openssl rand -hex 32
+##
+## https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/using-kibana-with-security.html
+## https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/kibana-encryption-keys.html
+#
+#xpack.security.encryptionKey:
+#xpack.encryptedSavedObjects.encryptionKey:
+#xpack.reporting.encryptionKey:
+
+## Fleet
+## https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/fleet-settings-kb.html
+#
+xpack.fleet.agents.fleet_server.hosts: [ http://fleet-server:8220 ]
+
+xpack.fleet.outputs:
+  - id: fleet-default-output
+    name: default
+    type: elasticsearch
+    hosts: [ http://elasticsearch:9200 ]
+    is_default: true
+    is_default_monitoring: true
+
+xpack.fleet.packages:
+  - name: fleet_server
+    version: latest
+  - name: system
+    version: latest
+  - name: elastic_agent
+    version: latest
+  - name: apm
+    version: latest
+
+xpack.fleet.agentPolicies:
+  - name: Fleet Server Policy
+    id: fleet-server-policy
+    description: Static agent policy for Fleet Server
+    monitoring_enabled:
+      - logs
+      - metrics
+    package_policies:
+      - name: fleet_server-1
+        package:
+          name: fleet_server
+      - name: system-1
+        package:
+          name: system
+      - name: elastic_agent-1
+        package:
+          name: elastic_agent
+  - name: Agent Policy APM Server
+    id: agent-policy-apm-server
+    description: Static agent policy for the APM Server integration
+    monitoring_enabled:
+      - logs
+      - metrics
+    package_policies:
+      - name: system-1
+        package:
+          name: system
+      - name: elastic_agent-1
+        package:
+          name: elastic_agent
+      - name: apm-1
+        package:
+          name: apm
+        # See the APM package manifest for a list of possible inputs.
+        # https://github.com/elastic/apm-server/blob/v8.5.0/apmpackage/apm/manifest.yml#L41-L168
+        inputs:
+          - type: apm
+            vars:
+              - name: host
+                value: 0.0.0.0:8200
+              - name: url
+                value: http://apm-server:8200
diff --git a/logstash/.dockerignore b/logstash/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37eef9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logstash/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Ignore Docker build files
+Dockerfile
+.dockerignore
+
+# Ignore OS artifacts
+**/.DS_Store
diff --git a/logstash/Dockerfile b/logstash/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bde5808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logstash/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+ARG ELASTIC_VERSION
+
+# https://www.docker.elastic.co/
+FROM docker.elastic.co/logstash/logstash:${ELASTIC_VERSION}
+
+# Add your logstash plugins setup here
+# Example: RUN logstash-plugin install logstash-filter-json
diff --git a/logstash/config/logstash.yml b/logstash/config/logstash.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a81b89b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logstash/config/logstash.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+## Default Logstash configuration from Logstash base image.
+## https://github.com/elastic/logstash/blob/main/docker/data/logstash/config/logstash-full.yml
+#
+http.host: 0.0.0.0
+
+node.name: logstash
diff --git a/logstash/pipeline/logstash.conf b/logstash/pipeline/logstash.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ac8861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logstash/pipeline/logstash.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+input {
+	beats {
+		port => 5044
+	}
+
+	tcp {
+		port => 50000
+	}
+}
+
+## Add your filters / logstash plugins configuration here
+
+output {
+	elasticsearch {
+		hosts => "elasticsearch:9200"
+		user => "logstash_internal"
+		password => "${LOGSTASH_INTERNAL_PASSWORD}"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/setup/.dockerignore b/setup/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02f2244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Ignore Docker build files
+Dockerfile
+.dockerignore
+
+# Ignore OS artifacts
+**/.DS_Store
+
+# Ignore Git files
+.gitignore
+
+# Ignore setup state
+state/
diff --git a/setup/.gitignore b/setup/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a27475a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/state/
diff --git a/setup/Dockerfile b/setup/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5365a99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+ARG ELASTIC_VERSION
+
+# https://www.docker.elastic.co/
+FROM docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:${ELASTIC_VERSION}
+
+USER root
+
+RUN set -eux; \
+	mkdir /state; \
+	chmod 0775 /state; \
+	chown elasticsearch:root /state
+
+USER elasticsearch:root
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/setup/entrypoint.sh b/setup/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ec1e1ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eu
+set -o pipefail
+
+source "${BASH_SOURCE[0]%/*}"/lib.sh
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------
+# Users declarations
+
+declare -A users_passwords
+users_passwords=(
+	[logstash_internal]="${LOGSTASH_INTERNAL_PASSWORD:-}"
+	[kibana_system]="${KIBANA_SYSTEM_PASSWORD:-}"
+	[metricbeat_internal]="${METRICBEAT_INTERNAL_PASSWORD:-}"
+	[filebeat_internal]="${FILEBEAT_INTERNAL_PASSWORD:-}"
+	[heartbeat_internal]="${HEARTBEAT_INTERNAL_PASSWORD:-}"
+	[monitoring_internal]="${MONITORING_INTERNAL_PASSWORD:-}"
+	[beats_system]="${BEATS_SYSTEM_PASSWORD=:-}"
+)
+
+declare -A users_roles
+users_roles=(
+	[logstash_internal]='logstash_writer'
+	[metricbeat_internal]='metricbeat_writer'
+	[filebeat_internal]='filebeat_writer'
+	[heartbeat_internal]='heartbeat_writer'
+	[monitoring_internal]='remote_monitoring_collector'
+)
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------
+# Roles declarations
+
+declare -A roles_files
+roles_files=(
+	[logstash_writer]='logstash_writer.json'
+	[metricbeat_writer]='metricbeat_writer.json'
+	[filebeat_writer]='filebeat_writer.json'
+	[heartbeat_writer]='heartbeat_writer.json'
+)
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+echo "-------- $(date --rfc-3339=seconds) --------"
+
+state_file="${BASH_SOURCE[0]%/*}"/state/.done
+if [[ -e "$state_file" ]]; then
+	declare state_birthtime
+	state_birthtime="$(stat -c '%Y' "$state_file")"
+	state_birthtime="$(date --rfc-3339=seconds --date="@${state_birthtime}")"
+
+	log "Setup has already run successfully on ${state_birthtime}. Skipping"
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+log 'Waiting for availability of Elasticsearch. This can take several minutes.'
+
+declare -i exit_code=0
+wait_for_elasticsearch || exit_code=$?
+
+if ((exit_code)); then
+	case $exit_code in
+		6)
+			suberr 'Could not resolve host. Is Elasticsearch running?'
+			;;
+		7)
+			suberr 'Failed to connect to host. Is Elasticsearch healthy?'
+			;;
+		28)
+			suberr 'Timeout connecting to host. Is Elasticsearch healthy?'
+			;;
+		*)
+			suberr "Connection to Elasticsearch failed. Exit code: ${exit_code}"
+			;;
+	esac
+
+	exit $exit_code
+fi
+
+sublog 'Elasticsearch is running'
+
+log 'Waiting for initialization of built-in users'
+
+wait_for_builtin_users || exit_code=$?
+
+if ((exit_code)); then
+	suberr 'Timed out waiting for condition'
+	exit $exit_code
+fi
+
+sublog 'Built-in users were initialized'
+
+for role in "${!roles_files[@]}"; do
+	log "Role '$role'"
+
+	declare body_file
+	body_file="${BASH_SOURCE[0]%/*}/roles/${roles_files[$role]:-}"
+	if [[ ! -f "${body_file:-}" ]]; then
+		sublog "No role body found at '${body_file}', skipping"
+		continue
+	fi
+
+	sublog 'Creating/updating'
+	ensure_role "$role" "$(<"${body_file}")"
+done
+
+for user in "${!users_passwords[@]}"; do
+	log "User '$user'"
+	if [[ -z "${users_passwords[$user]:-}" ]]; then
+		sublog 'No password defined, skipping'
+		continue
+	fi
+
+	declare -i user_exists=0
+	user_exists="$(check_user_exists "$user")"
+
+	if ((user_exists)); then
+		sublog 'User exists, setting password'
+		set_user_password "$user" "${users_passwords[$user]}"
+	else
+		if [[ -z "${users_roles[$user]:-}" ]]; then
+			suberr '  No role defined, skipping creation'
+			continue
+		fi
+
+		sublog 'User does not exist, creating'
+		create_user "$user" "${users_passwords[$user]}" "${users_roles[$user]}"
+	fi
+done
+
+mkdir -p "${state_file%/*}"
+touch "$state_file"
diff --git a/setup/lib.sh b/setup/lib.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e635c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup/lib.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Log a message.
+function log {
+	echo "[+] $1"
+}
+
+# Log a message at a sub-level.
+function sublog {
+	echo "   ⠿ $1"
+}
+
+# Log an error.
+function err {
+	echo "[x] $1" >&2
+}
+
+# Log an error at a sub-level.
+function suberr {
+	echo "   ⠍ $1" >&2
+}
+
+# Poll the 'elasticsearch' service until it responds with HTTP code 200.
+function wait_for_elasticsearch {
+	local elasticsearch_host="${ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:-elasticsearch}"
+
+	local -a args=( '-s' '-D-' '-m15' '-w' '%{http_code}' "http://${elasticsearch_host}:9200/" )
+
+	if [[ -n "${ELASTIC_PASSWORD:-}" ]]; then
+		args+=( '-u' "elastic:${ELASTIC_PASSWORD}" )
+	fi
+
+	local -i result=1
+	local output
+
+	# retry for max 300s (60*5s)
+	for _ in $(seq 1 60); do
+		local -i exit_code=0
+		output="$(curl "${args[@]}")" || exit_code=$?
+
+		if ((exit_code)); then
+			result=$exit_code
+		fi
+
+		if [[ "${output: -3}" -eq 200 ]]; then
+			result=0
+			break
+		fi
+
+		sleep 5
+	done
+
+	if ((result)) && [[ "${output: -3}" -ne 000 ]]; then
+		echo -e "\n${output::-3}"
+	fi
+
+	return $result
+}
+
+# Poll the Elasticsearch users API until it returns users.
+function wait_for_builtin_users {
+	local elasticsearch_host="${ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:-elasticsearch}"
+
+	local -a args=( '-s' '-D-' '-m15' "http://${elasticsearch_host}:9200/_security/user?pretty" )
+
+	if [[ -n "${ELASTIC_PASSWORD:-}" ]]; then
+		args+=( '-u' "elastic:${ELASTIC_PASSWORD}" )
+	fi
+
+	local -i result=1
+
+	local line
+	local -i exit_code
+	local -i num_users
+
+	# retry for max 30s (30*1s)
+	for _ in $(seq 1 30); do
+		num_users=0
+
+		# read exits with a non-zero code if the last read input doesn't end
+		# with a newline character. The printf without newline that follows the
+		# curl command ensures that the final input not only contains curl's
+		# exit code, but causes read to fail so we can capture the return value.
+		# Ref. https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/176703/152409
+		while IFS= read -r line || ! exit_code="$line"; do
+			if [[ "$line" =~ _reserved.+true ]]; then
+				(( num_users++ ))
+			fi
+		done < <(curl "${args[@]}"; printf '%s' "$?")
+
+		if ((exit_code)); then
+			result=$exit_code
+		fi
+
+		# we expect more than just the 'elastic' user in the result
+		if (( num_users > 1 )); then
+			result=0
+			break
+		fi
+
+		sleep 1
+	done
+
+	return $result
+}
+
+# Verify that the given Elasticsearch user exists.
+function check_user_exists {
+	local username=$1
+
+	local elasticsearch_host="${ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:-elasticsearch}"
+
+	local -a args=( '-s' '-D-' '-m15' '-w' '%{http_code}'
+		"http://${elasticsearch_host}:9200/_security/user/${username}"
+		)
+
+	if [[ -n "${ELASTIC_PASSWORD:-}" ]]; then
+		args+=( '-u' "elastic:${ELASTIC_PASSWORD}" )
+	fi
+
+	local -i result=1
+	local -i exists=0
+	local output
+
+	output="$(curl "${args[@]}")"
+	if [[ "${output: -3}" -eq 200 || "${output: -3}" -eq 404 ]]; then
+		result=0
+	fi
+	if [[ "${output: -3}" -eq 200 ]]; then
+		exists=1
+	fi
+
+	if ((result)); then
+		echo -e "\n${output::-3}"
+	else
+		echo "$exists"
+	fi
+
+	return $result
+}
+
+# Set password of a given Elasticsearch user.
+function set_user_password {
+	local username=$1
+	local password=$2
+
+	local elasticsearch_host="${ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:-elasticsearch}"
+
+	local -a args=( '-s' '-D-' '-m15' '-w' '%{http_code}'
+		"http://${elasticsearch_host}:9200/_security/user/${username}/_password"
+		'-X' 'POST'
+		'-H' 'Content-Type: application/json'
+		'-d' "{\"password\" : \"${password}\"}"
+		)
+
+	if [[ -n "${ELASTIC_PASSWORD:-}" ]]; then
+		args+=( '-u' "elastic:${ELASTIC_PASSWORD}" )
+	fi
+
+	local -i result=1
+	local output
+
+	output="$(curl "${args[@]}")"
+	if [[ "${output: -3}" -eq 200 ]]; then
+		result=0
+	fi
+
+	if ((result)); then
+		echo -e "\n${output::-3}\n"
+	fi
+
+	return $result
+}
+
+# Create the given Elasticsearch user.
+function create_user {
+	local username=$1
+	local password=$2
+	local role=$3
+
+	local elasticsearch_host="${ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:-elasticsearch}"
+
+	local -a args=( '-s' '-D-' '-m15' '-w' '%{http_code}'
+		"http://${elasticsearch_host}:9200/_security/user/${username}"
+		'-X' 'POST'
+		'-H' 'Content-Type: application/json'
+		'-d' "{\"password\":\"${password}\",\"roles\":[\"${role}\"]}"
+		)
+
+	if [[ -n "${ELASTIC_PASSWORD:-}" ]]; then
+		args+=( '-u' "elastic:${ELASTIC_PASSWORD}" )
+	fi
+
+	local -i result=1
+	local output
+
+	output="$(curl "${args[@]}")"
+	if [[ "${output: -3}" -eq 200 ]]; then
+		result=0
+	fi
+
+	if ((result)); then
+		echo -e "\n${output::-3}\n"
+	fi
+
+	return $result
+}
+
+# Ensure that the given Elasticsearch role is up-to-date, create it if required.
+function ensure_role {
+	local name=$1
+	local body=$2
+
+	local elasticsearch_host="${ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:-elasticsearch}"
+
+	local -a args=( '-s' '-D-' '-m15' '-w' '%{http_code}'
+		"http://${elasticsearch_host}:9200/_security/role/${name}"
+		'-X' 'POST'
+		'-H' 'Content-Type: application/json'
+		'-d' "$body"
+		)
+
+	if [[ -n "${ELASTIC_PASSWORD:-}" ]]; then
+		args+=( '-u' "elastic:${ELASTIC_PASSWORD}" )
+	fi
+
+	local -i result=1
+	local output
+
+	output="$(curl "${args[@]}")"
+	if [[ "${output: -3}" -eq 200 ]]; then
+		result=0
+	fi
+
+	if ((result)); then
+		echo -e "\n${output::-3}\n"
+	fi
+
+	return $result
+}
diff --git a/setup/roles/filebeat_writer.json b/setup/roles/filebeat_writer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..118614b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup/roles/filebeat_writer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "cluster": [
+    "manage_ilm",
+    "manage_index_templates",
+    "monitor",
+    "read_pipeline"
+  ],
+  "indices": [
+    {
+      "names": [
+        "filebeat-*"
+      ],
+      "privileges": [
+        "create_doc",
+        "manage"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/setup/roles/heartbeat_writer.json b/setup/roles/heartbeat_writer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f64fa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup/roles/heartbeat_writer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "cluster": [
+    "manage_ilm",
+    "manage_index_templates",
+    "monitor"
+  ],
+  "indices": [
+    {
+      "names": [
+        "heartbeat-*"
+      ],
+      "privileges": [
+        "create_doc",
+        "manage"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/setup/roles/logstash_writer.json b/setup/roles/logstash_writer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b43861f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup/roles/logstash_writer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+  "cluster": [
+    "manage_index_templates",
+    "monitor",
+    "manage_ilm"
+  ],
+  "indices": [
+    {
+      "names": [
+        "logs-generic-default",
+        "logstash-*",
+        "ecs-logstash-*"
+      ],
+      "privileges": [
+        "write",
+        "create",
+        "create_index",
+        "manage",
+        "manage_ilm"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "names": [
+        "logstash",
+        "ecs-logstash"
+      ],
+      "privileges": [
+        "write",
+        "manage"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/setup/roles/metricbeat_writer.json b/setup/roles/metricbeat_writer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..279308c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup/roles/metricbeat_writer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "cluster": [
+    "manage_ilm",
+    "manage_index_templates",
+    "monitor"
+  ],
+  "indices": [
+    {
+      "names": [
+        ".monitoring-*-mb",
+        "metricbeat-*"
+      ],
+      "privileges": [
+        "create_doc",
+        "manage"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}