# Error unpacking config data: can not convert 'string' into 'object' accessing 'output.logstash' (source:'winlogbeat.yml') accessing 'output' (source:'winlogbeat.yml')

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**Created:** [February 25, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-unpacking-config-data-can-not-convert-string-into-object-accessing-output-logstash-source-winlogbeat-yml-accessing-output-source-winlogbeat-yml/220862 "2020-02-25T13:32:04Z")\
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Hi! I am trying to configure elasticsearch,logstash and kibana on Windows 10. When i am trying to run the windows service of winogbeat, I am facing the issue

###################### Winlogbeat Configuration Example ########################

# This file is an example configuration file highlighting only the most common

# options. The winlogbeat.reference.yml file from the same directory contains

# all the supported options with more comments. You can use it as a reference.

# 

# You can find the full configuration reference here:

# [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/winlogbeat/index.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/winlogbeat/index.html)

#======================= Winlogbeat specific options ===========================

# event\_logs specifies a list of event logs to monitor as well as any

# accompanying options. The YAML data type of event\_logs is a list of

# dictionaries.

# 

# The supported keys are name (required), tags, fields, fields\_under\_root,

# forwarded, ignore\_older, level, event\_id, provider, and include\_xml. Please

# visit the documentation for the complete details of each option.

# [https://go.es.io/WinlogbeatConfig](https://go.es.io/WinlogbeatConfig)

winlogbeat.event\_logs:

- name: Application  
ignore\_older: 72h

- name: System

- name: Security  
processors:

- name: Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational  
processors:

#==================== Elasticsearch template settings ==========================

setup.template.settings:  
index.number\_of\_shards: 1  
#index.codec: best\_compression  
#\_source.enabled: false

#================================ General =====================================

# The name of the shipper that publishes the network data. It can be used to group

# all the transactions sent by a single shipper in the web interface.

#name:

# The tags of the shipper are included in their own field with each

# transaction published.

#tags: ["service-X", "web-tier"]

# Optional fields that you can specify to add additional information to the

# output.

#fields:

# env: staging

#============================== Dashboards =====================================

# These settings control loading the sample dashboards to the Kibana index. Loading

# the dashboards is disabled by default and can be enabled either by setting the

# options here or by using the `setup` command.

#setup.dashboards.enabled: false

# The URL from where to download the dashboards archive. By default this URL

# has a value which is computed based on the Beat name and version. For released

# versions, this URL points to the dashboard archive on the [artifacts.elastic.co](http://artifacts.elastic.co)

# website.

#setup.dashboards.url:

#============================== Kibana =====================================

# Starting with Beats version 6.0.0, the dashboards are loaded via the Kibana API.

# This requires a Kibana endpoint configuration.

setup.kibana:

# Kibana Host

# Scheme and port can be left out and will be set to the default (http and 5601)

# In case you specify and additional path, the scheme is required: [http://localhost:5601/path](http://localhost:5601/path)

# IPv6 addresses should always be defined as: https://[2001:db8::1]:5601

#host: "localhost:5601"

# Kibana Space ID

# ID of the Kibana Space into which the dashboards should be loaded. By default,

# the Default Space will be used.

#space.id:

#============================= Elastic Cloud ==================================

# These settings simplify using Winlogbeat with the Elastic Cloud ([https://cloud.elastic.co/](https://cloud.elastic.co/)).

# The cloud.id setting overwrites the `output.elasticsearch.hosts` and

# `setup.kibana.host` options.

# You can find the `cloud.id` in the Elastic Cloud web UI.

#cloud.id:

# The cloud.auth setting overwrites the `output.elasticsearch.username` and

# `output.elasticsearch.password` settings. The format is `<user>:<pass>`.

#cloud.auth:

#================================ Outputs =====================================

# Configure what output to use when sending the data collected by the beat.

#-------------------------- Elasticsearch output ------------------------------  
#output.elasticsearch:

# Array of hosts to connect to.

#hosts: ["localhost:9200"]

# Protocol - either `http` (default) or `https`.

#protocol: "https"

# Authentication credentials - either API key or username/password.

#api\_key: "id:api\_key"  
#username: "elastic"  
#password: "changeme"

#----------------------------- Logstash output --------------------------------  
output.logstash:  
#The Logstash hosts  
hosts:["localhost:5044"]  
#Optional SSL. By default is off.

# List of root certificates for HTTPS server verifications

#ssl.certificate\_authorities: ["/etc/pki/root/ca.pem"]

# Certificate for SSL client authentication

#ssl.certificate: "/etc/pki/client/cert.pem"

# Client Certificate Key

#ssl.key: "/etc/pki/client/cert.key"

#================================ Processors =====================================

# Configure processors to enhance or manipulate events generated by the beat.

processors:

- add\_host\_metadata: ~
- add\_cloud\_metadata: ~
- add\_docker\_metadata: ~

#================================ Logging =====================================

# Sets log level. The default log level is info.

# Available log levels are: error, warning, info, debug

#logging.level: debug

# At debug level, you can selectively enable logging only for some components.

# To enable all selectors use ["\*"]. Examples of other selectors are "beat",

# "publish", "service".

#logging.selectors: ["\*"]

#============================== X-Pack Monitoring ===============================

# winlogbeat can export internal metrics to a central Elasticsearch monitoring

# cluster. This requires xpack monitoring to be enabled in Elasticsearch. The

# reporting is disabled by default.

# Set to true to enable the monitoring reporter.

#monitoring.enabled: false

# Sets the UUID of the Elasticsearch cluster under which monitoring data for this

# Winlogbeat instance will appear in the Stack Monitoring UI. If output.elasticsearch

# is enabled, the UUID is derived from the Elasticsearch cluster referenced by output.elasticsearch.

#monitoring.cluster\_uuid:

# Uncomment to send the metrics to Elasticsearch. Most settings from the

# Elasticsearch output are accepted here as well.

# Note that the settings should point to your Elasticsearch _monitoring_ cluster.

# Any setting that is not set is automatically inherited from the Elasticsearch

# output configuration, so if you have the Elasticsearch output configured such

# that it is pointing to your Elasticsearch monitoring cluster, you can simply

# uncomment the following line.

#monitoring.elasticsearch:

#================================= Migration ==================================

# This allows to enable 6.7 migration aliases

#migration.6\_to\_7.enabled: true

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