# Reading logs from remote OS

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-logs-from-remote-os/111803>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [December 14, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-logs-from-remote-os/111803 "2017-12-14T15:34:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![LogMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LogMe](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LogMe)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-logs-from-remote-os/111803/1 "2017-12-14T15:34:58Z")

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Hi,  
I have logstash configured in windows, but all my servers are in Linux. So in the conf file, I like to directly access the logs from remote location.

can any one advice on this?

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-logs-from-remote-os/111803/2 "2017-12-14T16:06:19Z")

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Run a log shipper like Logstash or Filebeat on the Linux boxes and have them send the logs to the Windows machine.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-logs-from-remote-os/111803/3 "2018-01-11T16:06:20Z")

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