# Sidecar Collector Administration

**URL:** <https://community.graylog.org/t/sidecar-collector-administration/13719>\
**Category:** Graylog Central (peer support)\
**Tags:** sidecar\
**Created:** [January 31, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/sidecar-collector-administration/13719 "2020-01-31T13:32:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![afmin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/afmin/32/5601_2.png) [@afmin](https://community.graylog.org/u/afmin)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/sidecar-collector-administration/13719/1 "2020-01-31T13:32:58Z")

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Hi there

Is there an option to remove “old/inactive” sidecar collector instances?  
E.g. WindowsServer 83399xyz… **— inactive**

thanks!

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**Author:** ![jan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/jan/32/11_2.png) [@jan](https://community.graylog.org/u/jan)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/sidecar-collector-administration/13719/2 "2020-01-31T16:09:12Z")

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he @afmin

did you use the legacy sidecar or the new?

Because both should have inactive removed after some time.

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**Author:** ![afmin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/afmin/32/5601_2.png) [@afmin](https://community.graylog.org/u/afmin)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/sidecar-collector-administration/13719/3 "2020-02-03T15:51:38Z")

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Hi @jan

Not at all. They are still there. Its now some days ago.  
I am using graylog\_sidecar\_installer\_1.0.2-1

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**Author:** ![jan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/jan/32/11_2.png) [@jan](https://community.graylog.org/u/jan)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 7:23am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/sidecar-collector-administration/13719/4 "2020-02-04T07:23:30Z")

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he @afmin

what version of Graylog did you use?

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**Author:** ![afmin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/afmin/32/5601_2.png) [@afmin](https://community.graylog.org/u/afmin)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/sidecar-collector-administration/13719/5 "2020-02-04T13:35:35Z")

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He @jan

I am using GL 3.1 I just started the configuration some days ago.

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**Author:** ![afmin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/afmin/32/5601_2.png) [@afmin](https://community.graylog.org/u/afmin)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 7:36am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/sidecar-collector-administration/13719/6 "2020-02-10T07:36:43Z")

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Moin @jan  
Is there an option to delete them manually?

Ty!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/graylog/original/3X/c/7/c7c09c6b5099570133d6502b83f50ba4430de5b6.png) [@system](https://community.graylog.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 7:39am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/sidecar-collector-administration/13719/7 "2020-02-24T07:39:07Z")

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