Released in its 1.0.0-beta2 version, Packetbeat now supports the MongoDB wire protocol, enabling users to monitor MongoDB server performance by capturing network traffic and correlating requests with responses, which are then documented in Elasticsearch. This integration allows for the visualization of metrics such as MongoDB query performance and error detection using Kibana dashboards. The open-source nature of Packetbeat encourages community contributions, exemplified by Alban Mouton's addition of MongoDB support shortly after Packetbeat joined Elastic. Packetbeat's ability to decode the MongoDB protocol, even within clusters, offers advanced troubleshooting capabilities, although it currently only supports the newer version of the MongoDB protocol post-2.6. By utilizing Kibana dashboards, users can explore visualizations that highlight errors, response times, and query counts, providing insights into performance trends and system operations. Packetbeat's flexibility is enhanced by its configuration options, allowing for payload indexing to avoid capturing sensitive data inadvertently, thus catering to users' specific monitoring needs.