# Sending Windows Security logs to logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-windows-security-logs-to-logstash/163425>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 8, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-windows-security-logs-to-logstash/163425 "2019-01-08T18:48:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![saad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saad/32/17214_2.png) [@saad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saad)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-windows-security-logs-to-logstash/163425/1 "2019-01-08T18:48:13Z")

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We dont want install beats in windows AD server to send the logs to elasticsearch.

Can I send the logs from the windows server toward logstash? and How the logs will be if we sent it in this way?

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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:** [February 5, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-windows-security-logs-to-logstash/163425/2 "2019-02-05T18:48:15Z")

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