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196 lines
7.4 KiB
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TimberWinR
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==========
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A Native Windows to Redis/Elasticsearch Logstash Agent which runs as a service.
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## Why have TimberWinR?
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TimberWinR is a native .NET implementation utilizing Microsoft's [LogParser](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/dd919274.aspx). This means
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no JVM/JRuby is required, and LogParser does all the heavy lifting. TimberWinR collects
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the data from LogParser and ships it to Logstash via Redis (or can ship direcly to Elasticsearch)
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## Basics
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TimberWinR uses a configuration file to control how the logs are collected, filtered and shipped off.
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These are broken down into:
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1. Inputs (Collect data from different sources)
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2. Filters (Are applied to all Inputs)
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3. Outputs (Currently ships only to Redis)
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## Input Formats
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The current supported Input format sources are:
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1. [Logs](https://github.com/efontana/TimberWinR/blob/master/TimberWinR/mdocs/Logs.md) (Files, a.k.a Tailing a file)
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2. [Tcp](https://github.com/efontana/TimberWinR/blob/master/TimberWinR/mdocs/TcpInput.md) (listens on a port for JSON messages)
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3. [IISW3C](https://github.com/efontana/TimberWinR/blob/master/TimberWinR/mdocs/IISW3CInput.md)(Internet Information Services W3C Format)
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4. [WindowsEvents](https://github.com/efontana/TimberWinR/blob/master/TimberWinR/mdocs/WindowsEvents.md) (Windows Event Viewer)
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5. [Stdin](https://github.com/efontana/TimberWinR/blob/master/TimberWinR/mdocs/StdinInput.md) (Standard Input for Debugging)
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## Filters
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The current list of supported filters are:
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1. [Grok](https://github.com/efontana/TimberWinR/blob/master/TimberWinR/mdocs/GrokFilter.md)
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2. [Mutate](https://github.com/efontana/TimberWinR/blob/master/TimberWinR/mdocs/MutateFilter.md)
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3. [Date](https://github.com/efontana/TimberWinR/blob/master/TimberWinR/mdocs/DateFilter.md)
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## JSON
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Since TimberWinR only ships to Redis, the format generated by TimberWinR is JSON. All fields referenced by TimberWinR can be
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represented as a JSON Property or Array.
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## Supported Output Formats
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1. [Redis](https://github.com/efontana/TimberWinR/blob/master/TimberWinR/mdocs/RedisOutput.md)
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2. [Elasticsearch](https://github.com/efontana/TimberWinR/blob/master/TimberWinR/mdocs/ElasticsearchOutput.md)
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3. [Stdout](https://github.com/efontana/TimberWinR/blob/master/TimberWinR/mdocs/StdoutOutput.md)
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## Sample Configuration
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TimberWinR reads a JSON configuration file, an example file is shown here:
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```json
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{
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"TimberWinR": {
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"Inputs": {
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"WindowsEvents": [
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{
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"source": "System,Application",
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"binaryFormat": "PRINT",
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"resolveSIDS": true
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}
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]
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},
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"Filters": [
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{
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"grok": {
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"condition": "\"[type]\" == \"Win32-Eventlog\"",
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"match": [
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"Message",
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""
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],
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"remove_field": [
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"ComputerName"
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]
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}
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}
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],
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"Outputs": {
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"Redis": [
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{
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"_comment": "Shuffle these hosts",
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"host": [
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"server1.host.com",
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"server2.host.com"
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]
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}
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]
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}
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}
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```
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This configuration:
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1. Inputs: Events from the Windows Event Logs (System, Application)
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2. Filters: Removes the ComputerName field
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3. Sends the event to Redis services (server1.host.com, server2.host.com) in a shuffling manner (balanced).
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## Installation
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You must first install LogParser, then install TimberWinR. Install LogParser from here:
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[Install LogParser](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24659) from Microsoft.
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After installing, follow the remaining directions here.
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## Running Interactively
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You can run TimberWinR interactively when you are developing your JSON config file, to do so use the
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following options:
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```
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TimberWinR.ServiceHost.exe -configFile:myconfig.json -logLevel:Debug
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```
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## Automatic Installation via Chocolatey
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[TimbeWinR Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/packages/TimberWinR)
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## Manual Installation as a Windows Service
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TimberWinR uses [TopShelf](http://topshelf-project.com/) to install as a service, so all the documentation
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for installing and configuring the service is show here [TopShelf Doc](http://docs.topshelf-project.com/en/latest/)
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Specifically the command line options are listed here in [Topshelf Command-Line Reference](http://docs.topshelf-project.com/en/latest/overview/commandline.html) guide.
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Install and set to Automatically Start the service:
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```
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; Install Service (will autostart on reboot)
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TimberWinR.ServiceHost.exe install --autostart
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; Start the Service
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TimberWinR.ServiceHost.exe start
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```
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To Start/Stop the Service from the Command Line
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```
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TimberWinR.ServiceHost.exe start
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TimberWinR.ServiceHost.exe stop
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```
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Alternatively you can use the Services Control Panel.
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### Usage
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```
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TimberWinR.ServiceHost.exe [options]
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Options:
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-logDir: Specifies the directory where TimberWinR will write its log file TimberWinR.txt
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Default is -logDir:"C:\logs"
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-logLevel: Specifies the logging level for TimberWinR
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Legal Values: Trace|Debug|Info|Warn|Error|Fatal|Off
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Default is -logDir:Info
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-configFile: Specifies the path to the JSON config file, or directory which contains .json file(s).
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Default is -configFile:default.json
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-diagnosticPort: Specifies the diagnostic port which can be used to get a health check of the service.
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Default Port is 5142, A value of 0 will disable it. Open a browser
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http://localhost:5142
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```
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#### -configFile
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This may be a single .json file or a directory containing .json file(s). If it is a directory, all
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files will be read and processed, the order in which the files will be processed will match the alphabetical
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order on disk.
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### Quickstart Guide
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If you really just want to try it out, grab the binary distribution, extract the .zip file
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into a directory, e.g. C:\TimberWinR
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Grab the [JSON example file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/efontana/TimberWinR/master/TimberWinR.ServiceHost/default.json) and place it into C:\TimberWinR\default.json.
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Edit the default.json file and change the Redis instance to match yours, replace 'tstlexiceapp006.vistaprint.svc' with the IP or DNS name
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of the machine running redis. Fire up the collector, enable the verbose debugging to see some Windows Events.
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```
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TimberWinR.ServiceHost.Exe -configFile:default.json -logLevel:Debug
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```
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You should see
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To run it as a service
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```
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TimberWinR.ServiceHost.exe install --autostart
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TimberWinR.ServiceHost.exe start
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```
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### Builds ###
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TimberWinR is distributed as an installable package via Chocolatey, and it is dependent on
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[TimbeWinR Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/packages/TimberWinR)
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#### Notes ####
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After you install it via Chocolatey, you will have a folder:
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```
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C:\Program Files (x86)\TimberWinR
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```
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TimberWinR will be configured to read the file default.json located in the folder above. You can edit this file
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to customize your installation.
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Use these commands to Stop/Start the service.
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```
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sc stop TimberWinR ; stop the service
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sc start TimberWinR; start the service
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```
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### support ###
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Please use the TimberWinR Google Group for discussion and support:
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/timberwinr
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