
[[winlogbeat-configuration-details]]
== Configuration Options (Reference)

Before modifying configuration settings, make sure you've completed the
<<winlogbeat-configuration,configuration steps>> in the Getting Started.

The {beatname_uc} configuration file, +{beatname_lc}.yml+, uses http://yaml.org/[YAML] for its syntax. See the
{libbeat}/config-file-format.html[Config File Format] section of the
_Beats Platform Reference_ for more about the structure of the config file.

The configuration options are described in the following sections. After changing
configuration settings, you need to restart {beatname_uc} to pick up the changes.

* <<configuration-winlogbeat-options>>
* <<configuration-general>>
* <<elasticsearch-output>>
* <<logstash-output>>
* <<kafka-output>>
* <<redis-output>>
* <<file-output>>
* <<console-output>>
* <<configuration-output-ssl>>
* <<configuration-output-codec>>
* <<configuration-path>>
* <<configuration-dashboards>>
* <<configuration-logging>>
* <<configuration-processors>>

include::configuration/winlogbeat-options.asciidoc[]




