Windows Event Log

The Windows Event Log (winlog) input plugin lets you read the Windows Event Log.

Configuration parameters

The plugin supports the following configuration parameters:

Key	Description	Default
Channels	A comma-separated list of channels to read from.	none
Interval_Sec	Set the polling interval for each channel. (optional)	1
DB	Set the path to save the read offsets. (optional)	none
Threaded	Indicates whether to run this input in its own thread.	false

If db isn't set, the plugin will read channels from the beginning on each startup.

Configuration examples

Configuration file

Here is a minimum configuration example.

pipeline:
    inputs:
        - name: winlog
          channels: setup,Windows Powershell
          interval_sec: 1
          db: winlog.sqlite

    outputs:
        - name: stdout
          match: '*'

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

[OUTPUT]
    Name   stdout
    Match  *

Some Windows Event Log channels, like Security, require administrative privileges for reading. In this case, you need to run Fluent Bit as an administrator.

Command line

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

fluent-bit -i winlog -p 'channels=Setup' -o stdout