# Windows Event Log to Syslog server

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-event-log-to-syslog-server/124665>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** winlogbeat\
**Created:** [March 20, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-event-log-to-syslog-server/124665 "2018-03-20T01:14:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mun)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-event-log-to-syslog-server/124665/1 "2018-03-20T01:14:46Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible to send windows event log to syslog server using winlogbeat?

Thank You.

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**Author:** ![PandKing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/258eb7/32.png) [@PandKing](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PandKing)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 1:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-event-log-to-syslog-server/124665/2 "2018-03-20T01:45:19Z")

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I use logstash for that.

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**Author:** ![mun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mun)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-event-log-to-syslog-server/124665/3 "2018-03-20T02:08:25Z")

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Hi,

Are you saying that configure winlogbeat to use logstash? Then configure logstash to receive output in syslog server?

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**Author:** ![PandKing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/258eb7/32.png) [@PandKing](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PandKing)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 11:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-event-log-to-syslog-server/124665/4 "2018-03-20T11:26:09Z")

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You got it, Logstash is my relay for all beats then I can pick and chose which messages go where after they are collected on a single host.

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**Author:** ![mun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mun)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-event-log-to-syslog-server/124665/5 "2018-03-26T01:26:10Z")

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Thanks scot! 👌

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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:** [April 23, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-event-log-to-syslog-server/124665/6 "2018-04-23T01:26:36Z")

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