# Forwarding log data from Log Servers to external hosts

You can forward log data from Log Servers to external hosts to back up the data or to process the data in an external system.

You can define which type of log data you want to forward and in which format. You can also use Local Filter elements to specify in detail which log data is forwarded.

Log data does not need to be stored on the Log Server to be sent to the external host. If log pruning is applied, any log data that the Immediate Discard log pruning filters delete is not forwarded to the external host.