# A NonGeek about Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/a-nongeek-about-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana/73942
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [February 4, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/a-nongeek-about-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana/73942 "2017-02-04T13:03:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@hack3rcon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hack3rcon)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/a-nongeek-about-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana/73942/1 "2017-02-04T13:03:19Z")
Hello.
I like to collect Windows log and send it to a Linux server that use "Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana" for analysis but I can't find any useful guidance.
I found some pages like :
1- [https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-logstash-and-kibana-to-centralize-logs-on-centos-7](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-logstash-and-kibana-to-centralize-logs-on-centos-7)
2- [https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana-elk-stack-on-centos-7](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana-elk-stack-on-centos-7)
3- [http://www.itzgeek.com/how-tos/linux/ubuntu-how-tos/how-to-install-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana-4-on-ubuntu-14-04-15-04.html](http://www.itzgeek.com/how-tos/linux/ubuntu-how-tos/how-to-install-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana-4-on-ubuntu-14-04-15-04.html)
But all of them are for Linux and I don't know how can I send Windows log to a Linux server that use "Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana". I'm thankful if you show me useful guidance.
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2017, 9:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/a-nongeek-about-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana/73942/2 "2017-02-05T09:33:28Z")
If you are doing event logs, look at winlogbeat, if they are just files then check out filebeat.
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### Author:  [@hack3rcon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hack3rcon)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/a-nongeek-about-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana/73942/3 "2017-02-05T13:18:01Z")
Any useful guide for configure it? With "winlogbeat" I don't need "Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana" ?
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### Author:  [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/a-nongeek-about-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana/73942/4 "2017-02-05T16:55:05Z")
> Any useful guide for configure it?
Have you checked out the documentation?
> With "winlogbeat" I don't need "Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana" ?
You still need at least Elasticsearch and Kibana.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/a-nongeek-about-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana/73942/5 "2017-03-05T16:55:13Z")
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