Directory layout
editDirectory layout
editThe directory layout of an installation is as follows:
Type | Description | Default Location | Config Option |
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home |
Home of the Winlogbeat installation. |
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bin |
The location for the binary files. |
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config |
The location for configuration files. |
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data |
The location for persistent data files. |
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logs |
The location for the logs created by Winlogbeat. |
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You can change these settings by using CLI flags or setting path options in the configuration file.
Default paths
editWinlogbeat uses the following default paths unless you explicitly change them.
zip, tar.gz, or tgz
editType | Description | Location |
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home |
Home of the Winlogbeat installation. |
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bin |
The location for the binary files. |
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config |
The location for configuration files. |
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data |
The location for persistent data files. |
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logs |
The location for the logs created by Winlogbeat. |
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For the zip, tar.gz, or tgz distributions, these paths are based on the location of the extracted binary file. This means that if you start Winlogbeat with the following simple command, all paths are set correctly:
Start-Service winlogbeat