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slug: /send-data/installed-collectors/sources
title: Sources for Installed Collectors
description: Configure a variety of data sources on Sumo Logic Installed Collectors, including Windows event logs, Docker, host metrics, syslog, and script sources.
canonical: https://www.sumologic.com/help/docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/
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You can configure a variety of Sources on [Installed Collectors](/docs/send-data/installed-collectors).

In this section, we'll introduce the following concepts:

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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/collect-forwarded-events-windows-event-collector')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Collect Windows Forwarded Events</h4></a>
  <p>Track and collect forwarded events from a Windows Event Collector.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/docker-sources')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Docker Sources</h4></a>
  <p>Configure Docker Logs or a Docker Stats Source.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/host-metrics-source')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Host Metrics Source</h4></a>
  <p>Collect host metrics from a local host.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/local-file-source')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Local File Source</h4></a>
  <p>Collect log messages from the same machine where a collector is installed.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/local-windows-event-log-source')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Local Windows Event Log Source</h4></a>
  <p>Collect local performance data from the Windows Performance Monitor.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/convert-ic-local-file-source-to-otel-st')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Convert Installed Collector Local File Sources to OpenTelemetry Source Templates</h4></a>
  <p>Convert Installed Collectors Local File Sources to OpenTelemetry Source Templates for improved scalability, consistency, and future enhancements.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/windows-event-source-custom-channels')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Windows Event Source Custom Channels</h4></a>
  <p>Find Windows event channels to collect with a Local Windows Event Source.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/local-windows-performance-monitor-log-source')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Local Windows Performance Monitor Log Source</h4></a>
  <p>Collect local performance data from the Windows Performance Monitor.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/streaming-metrics-source')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Streaming Metrics Source</h4></a>
  <p>Add a streaming metrics source to collect Graphite, Carbon 2.0, or Prometheus metrics.</p>
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      <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/syslog-source')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Syslog Source</h4></a>
      <p>Obtain syslog messages by listening on a designated port.</p>
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      <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/define-boundary-regex-multiline-messages')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Define Boundary Regex for Multiline Messages</h4></a>
      <p>Detect when a log message spans multiple lines and then index it as a single message.</p>
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      <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/preconfigure-machine-collect-remote-windows-events')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Preconfigure a Machine to Collect Remote Windows Events</h4></a>
      <p>Configure a system for remote access by a Remote Windows Event Log Source.</p>
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      <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/preconfigure-machine-collect-remote-windows-performance-monitoring-logs')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Preconfigure a Machine to Collect Remote Windows Performance Monitoring Logs</h4></a>
      <p>Collect log messages remotely from where a collector is installed.</p>
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      <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/windows-active-directory-inventory-source')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Windows Active Directory Inventory Source</h4></a>
      <p>Collect inventory data from Active Directory Database.</p>
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      <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/remote-windows-event-log-source')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Remote Windows Event Log Source</h4></a>
      <p>Collect Windows event log entries from multiple remote systems.</p>
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      <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/remote-windows-performance-monitor-log-source')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Remote Windows Performance Monitor Log Source</h4></a>
      <p>Collect remote performance data from the Windows Performance Monitor.</p>
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      <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/script-action')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Script Action</h4></a>
      <p>This Script Action passes the results of a scheduled search to a script or program that runs on a machine.</p>
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      <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/remote-file-source')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Remote File Source</h4></a>
      <p>Collect file tail data from a remote system using SSH.</p>
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      <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources/script-source')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/collect.png')} alt="Collect icon" width="40"/><h4>Script Source</h4></a>
      <p>Use a script to fetch from custom sources of data, such a database or a third-party monitoring app.</p>
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