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title: "Sources"
url: "https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-sources/"
last_modified: "2025-10-28T15:24:14+01:00"
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> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/llms.txt).

# Sources

The following chapters show you how to configure specific appliances, applications, and other sources to send their log data to Axoflow.

- You can find the inventory of the sources registered in AxoConsole on the **Sources** page.
- For an overview of where the different sources are sending data, see the [**Topology**](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/onboard-hosts/topology/index.md) page.
- To analyze your data at various points in your pipeline, see the [**Analytics**](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/metrics/analytics/index.md) page.

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[Generic tips](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-sources/generic/index.md)

[Edge collection rules](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-sources/collection-rules/index.md)

[Data forwarding from edge hosts](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-sources/data-forwarding/index.md)

[AxoRouter connector rules](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-sources/connector-rules/index.md)

[OpenTelemetry](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-sources/opentelemetry/index.md)

[Syslog](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-sources/syslog/index.md)

[Webhook](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-sources/webhook/index.md)

[Windows Event Collector (WEC)](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-sources/wec/index.md)

Configure the AxoRouter Windows Events connector to collect logs from Microsoft Windows hosts using Windows Event Forwarding (WEF).

[Vendors](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-sources/appliances/index.md)

Onboard vendor-specific source devices and hosts to Axoflow so they appear on the Topology page, send logs to AxoRouter, and report host metrics.