• Read This First
  • System requirements
    • Host operating system
    • Client operating system / browser (for access to Splunk Web)
    • Hardware capacity requirements
    • Supported server hardware architectures
    • Supported file systems
    • Storage and performance notes
• Step by Step Installation
  • Before you install
    • Installing as root
    • Running Splunk on Windows
    • Disabling update checker
    • What ports Splunk uses
    • What gets installed
    • Advanced installation topics
  • AIX installation
    • Install Splunk
    • Start Splunk
    • Manage your license
    • Uninstall Splunk
  • FreeBSD installation
    • Install Splunk
    • What gets installed
    • Start Splunk
    • Manage your license
    • Uninstall Splunk
  • Linux installation
    • Install Splunk
    • What gets installed
    • Start Splunk
    • Manage your license
    • Uninstall Splunk
  • Mac OS installation
    • Install Splunk
    • Start Splunk
    • Manage your license
    • Uninstall Splunk
  • Solaris installation
    • Install Splunk
    • What gets installed
    • Start Splunk
    • Manage your license
    • Uninstall Splunk
  • Windows installation
    • Install Splunk
    • Start Splunk
    • Install or upgrade license
    • Uninstall Splunk
  • License management
    • Access your license
    • Install via Splunk Web
    • Install via CLI
    • License violations
• Install Splunk Toolbar
  • Install Splunk Toolbar for Firefox
    • Install from download page
    • Install from Splunk server
    • Uninstall Splunk Toolbar
  • Install Splunk Toolbar for Internet Explorer (beta)
    • Install from download page
    • Install from Internet Explorer
    • Uninstall Internet Explorer toolbar
• Advanced Installation Topics
  • Configure Splunk before startup
    • To start at boot time
    • To bind to an IP
  • Run Splunk as non-root user
    • Solaris 10 privileges
  • Disable update checker
  • Install Splunk for lightweight forwarding
  • Configure SELinux
  • Uninstall Splunk manually
• Upgrade Instructions
  • Upgrade and migrate to 3.2
  • Migration considerations
    • Scripts in /splunk/bin are not saved
    • Saved searches
    • Changes to indexes.conf
    • Must upgrade all instances of Splunk in a distributed environment
    • Instances of Splunk deployment server must match clients
• Help
  • Getting Help
    • Accessing help in Splunk Web
    • Accessing help in the command line (CLI)
    • How can I learn more about Splunk's advanced features?
    • I lost my Splunk.com password. What do I do?
    • How do I report problems?
    • How can I make suggestions?
    • I have some questions that aren't answered here. Where can I get help?
• Reference
  • File Manifest
  • PGP Public Key
    • Installing the key

Disable update checker

Splunk Web is configured to check for new versions of itself and display a banner. If you are running Splunk on a LAN that is not connected to the rest of the Web, you will want to modify web.conf to disable this feature.

To disable update checker, add the following line to the [settings] stanza in your web.conf file:

updateCheckerBaseURL = 0

Note: web.conf is located in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/bundles/local.