https://github.com/serilog/serilog-sinks-eventlog

A Serilog sink that writes events to the Windows Event Log
https://github.com/serilog/serilog-sinks-eventlog

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A Serilog sink that writes events to the Windows Event Log

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/serilog/serilog-sinks-eventlog
• Owner: serilog
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2015-02-22T22:49:11.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: dev
• Last Pushed: 2025-01-27T22:52:07.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-09T16:11:44.857Z (3 months ago)
• Language: C#
• Size: 437 KB
• Stars: 56
• Watchers: 17
• Forks: 31
• Open Issues: 5
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGES.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Serilog.Sinks.EventLog

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A Serilog sink that writes events to the Windows Event Log.

> [!IMPORTANT]

> Version 3.0 of this sink changed the default value of `manageEventSource` from `true` to `false`. Applications that run with administrative privileges, and that can therefore create event sources on-the-fly, can opt in by providing `manageEventSource: true` as a  configuration option.

### Getting started

First, install the package from NuGet:

```

dotnet add package Serilog.Sinks.EventLog

```

The sink is configured by calling `WriteTo.EventLog()` on the `LoggerConfiguration`:

```csharp

Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration()

    .WriteTo.EventLog("Sample App", manageEventSource: true)

    .CreateLogger();

Log.Information("Hello, Windows Event Log!");

Log.CloseAndFlush();

```

Events will appear under the Application log with the specified source name:

![Screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/serilog/serilog-sinks-eventlog/dev/assets/Screenshot.png)