# Winlogbeat - only new logs?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-only-new-logs/248174>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** winlogbeat\
**Created:** [September 10, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-only-new-logs/248174 "2020-09-10T13:28:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shawn\_Keslar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shawn_keslar/32/46287_2.png) [@Shawn\_Keslar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shawn_Keslar)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-only-new-logs/248174/1 "2020-09-10T13:28:45Z")

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How do I configure Winlogbeat to only read new data? I'm adding my DC's to our SIEM, and it's reading _all_ of the audit data on the box. Taking a lot to process it. I'd like to avoid this issue as I add new servers. TIA.

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**Author:** ![leandrojmp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leandrojmp/32/107231_2.png) [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-only-new-logs/248174/2 "2020-09-10T13:37:03Z")

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Did you configure the `ignore_older` option? What does your config looks like?

With [ignore\_older](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/winlogbeat/current/configuration-winlogbeat-options.html#_event_logs_ignore_older) you can tell winlogbeat to ignore logs that are older than the specified time.

For example:

```auto
winlogbeat.event_logs:
  - name: Application
    ignore_older: 2h

```

This will ignore anything from the Application event log type that are older than 2 hours.

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**Author:** ![Shawn\_Keslar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shawn_keslar/32/46287_2.png) [@Shawn\_Keslar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shawn_Keslar)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-only-new-logs/248174/3 "2020-09-10T13:38:04Z")

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AHA! Thank you sir. I believe that's what I'm looking for.

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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:** [October 8, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-only-new-logs/248174/4 "2020-10-08T15:38:07Z")

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