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Windows Event Log

The winlog input plugin allows you to read Windows Event Log.

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Configuration Parameters

The plugin supports the following configuration parameters:

Key
Description
Default

Note that if you do not set db, the plugin will read channels from the beginning on each startup.

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Configuration Examples

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Configuration File

Here is a minimum configuration example.

Note that some Windows Event Log channels (like Security) requires an admin privilege for reading. In this case, you need to run fluent-bit as an administrator.

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Command Line

If you want to do a quick test, you can run this plugin from the command line.

Channels

A comma-separated list of channels to read from.

Interval_Sec

Set the polling interval for each channel. (optional)

1

DB

Set the path to save the read offsets. (optional)

Threaded

Indicates whether to run this input in its own thread.

false

[INPUT]
    Name         winlog
    Channels     Setup,Windows PowerShell
    Interval_Sec 1
    DB           winlog.sqlite

[OUTPUT]
    Name   stdout
    Match  *
$ fluent-bit -i winlog -p 'channels=Setup' -o stdout