# Syslogs Data to LogStash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/syslogs-data-to-logstash/74320>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [February 8, 2017, 5:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/syslogs-data-to-logstash/74320 "2017-02-08T05:54:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![prakash1243](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/35a633/32.png) [@prakash1243](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prakash1243)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 5:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/syslogs-data-to-logstash/74320/1 "2017-02-08T05:54:46Z")

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Hi-  
Am pretty new to the Logstash, I wanted to run the syslogs and publish the data to the Logstash.  
I've installed the required syslogs plugins on the Logstash.  
I would like to know, which syslogs application needs to be installed for a Windows-7 server ? I see there are many syslogs application in google, Is there any specific one ?

Please let me know. Thanks !

Prakash.

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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:** [February 8, 2017, 6:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/syslogs-data-to-logstash/74320/2 "2017-02-08T06:47:00Z")

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It's pretty unusual to run syslog on Windows machines. Perhaps you should use Winlogbeat instead, but it's not clear what you want to achieve.

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**Author:** ![prakash1243](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/35a633/32.png) [@prakash1243](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prakash1243)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 6:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/syslogs-data-to-logstash/74320/3 "2017-02-08T06:51:14Z")

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Thanks for your reply @magnusbaeck.  
We are just doing a POC, we wanted to install the syslog on a windows machine (node) to collect the all kinds of events and publish the data to the Logstash and visualize it on the Kibana. Is this is the right approach ? or please let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks !

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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:** [February 8, 2017, 6:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/syslogs-data-to-logstash/74320/4 "2017-02-08T06:57:25Z")

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To collect Windows system logs (System, Security, Application, ...) use Winlogbeat. To collect plain text logs (e.g. IIS access logs) use Filebeat. To collect syslog messages that _other_ machines and devices send to your Windows box, use Logstash or a syslog daemon.

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**Author:** ![prakash1243](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/35a633/32.png) [@prakash1243](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prakash1243)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 7:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/syslogs-data-to-logstash/74320/5 "2017-02-08T07:26:26Z")

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Yes, @magnusbaeck. Thanks for your suggestions.  
We receive messages from different machines to my windows box. So we wanted to use, syslogs to capture those and send across to Logstash. Thanks !

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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:** [March 8, 2017, 7:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/syslogs-data-to-logstash/74320/6 "2017-03-08T07:27:04Z")

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