---
title: "Enable event monitoring"
slug: "enable-event-monitoring"
tags: ["Totara Platform", "How-to", "Site Administrator"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:37Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:37Z
canonical: "totara.help/enable-event-monitoring"
---

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# Enable event monitoring

[Event monitoring](/totara-20/docs/what-is-event-monitoring) is disabled by default because of performance issues, but as a Site Administrator you may want to enable it.

To turn event monitoring on, follow these steps:

1. Go to *Quick-access menu >* *Server > Event monitoring rules.*
2. Click **Enable**.

If you wish to turn event monitoring off, go to the same location and click **Disable**.

## Next steps

- [Create an event monitoring rule](/totara-20/docs/create-an-event-monitoring-rule)
- [Subscribe to an event monitoring rule](/totara-20/docs/subscribe-to-an-event-monitoring-rule)
- [Event monitoring usage scenarios](/totara-20/docs/event-monitoring-usage-scenarios)
- [What is event monitoring?](/totara-20/docs/what-is-event-monitoring)

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