# Ingesting & Detection for Flat File
**URL:** https://community.limacharlie.com/t/ingesting-detection-for-flat-file/763
**Category:** General
**Tags:** detection
**Created:** [August 11, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.limacharlie.com/t/ingesting-detection-for-flat-file/763 "2026-08-11T12:39:05Z")
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### Author:  [@Brandon\_Poole](https://community.limacharlie.com/u/Brandon_Poole)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.limacharlie.com/t/ingesting-detection-for-flat-file/763/1 "2026-08-11T12:39:05Z")
I have 3 Window servers that has an application that writes logs to a local flat file. The application also supports send the data via syslog. My question is, what is the best way to ingest the telemetry and write a few rules on it? Is it going to be sysloging it or is there a way for me to use an artifact rule to pickup and parse the files?
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### Author:  [@maximelb](https://community.limacharlie.com/u/maximelb)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.limacharlie.com/t/ingesting-detection-for-flat-file/763/2 "2026-08-11T20:28:30Z")
Hello, the easiest way is likely to use a Syslog Adapter: [Syslog - LimaCharlie Documentation](https://docs.limacharlie.io/2-sensors-deployment/adapters/types/syslog/)
This will bring in the contents in real-time in a dedicated Sensor in LimaCharlie where you can make D&R rules specifically for them.