• 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
  • Step 1: Unpack the software
    • Tarball
    • RPM
    • deb
    • FreeBSD
    • Mac OS
    • Solaris
  • Step 2: Start Splunk
  • Step 3: Install or update your license
    • Via Splunk Web
    • Via the command line
  • Windows installation
    • Get started with the Splunk Windows port
  • Install Splunk Enterprise Manager
• 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
    • Instructions
    • Solaris 10 privileges
  • Configure SELinux
  • License management
    • Access your license
    • Install via Splunk Web
    • Install via CLI
    • First login after applying new trial/Enterprise license
    • License violations
  • Uninstall Splunk manually
• Upgrade Instructions
  • Upgrade and migrate to 3.2
  • Upgrade Splunk on Windows
    • Start Splunk
  • 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

Installation Manual