Installing the Sidecar Client on Windows

Manually Installing the Client

1. Navigate to Releases · Graylog2/collector-sidecar · GitHub and download the newest Windows release.
2. When downloaded, run the installer.
3. Enter the Graylog Server API Endpoint. See the example and swap out {IP-ADDRESS] for your Graylog Server IP. Example: http://{IP-ADDRESS}:9000/api
4. Enter a Node Name, for simplicity, the device name is the best choice.
5. Enter the API Token from the Graylog Control Panel.
   1. See here to Create a New API Token.
6. Click Next and then click Finish.
7. Open a Command Prompt as an Administrator and enter the following commands:
   1. C:\Program Files\graylog\sidecar\graylog-sidecar.exe -service install
   2. C:\Program Files\graylog\sidecar\graylog-sidecar.exe -service start
8. When finished, Assign Configurations to Sidecar Client.

Unattended Installation

1. Navigate to Releases · Graylog2/collector-sidecar · GitHub and download the newest Windows release.
2. Using your preferred method of distribution, run the Sidecar installer using the unattended parameters below:

   1. graylog_sidecar_installer_1.1.0-1.exe /S -SERVERURL=http://{IP-ADDRESS}:9000/api -NODENAME={NODENAME} -APITOKEN={APITOKEN}

      1. Replace {IP-ADDRESS} with your Graylog Server IP Address.
      2. Replace {NODENAME} with the name you would like to use as your Node Name.
         1. If installing the EXE using Command Line or PowerShell, you can use the COMPUTERNAME Environment Variable.
      3. Replace {APITOKEN} with the Graylog API Token.
3. When finished, Assign Configurations to Sidecar Client.