• 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
    • Choosing the user Splunk should run as
    • Install Splunk via the GUI installer
    • Launch Splunk in a Web browser
    • Install or upgrade license
    • Uninstall Splunk
  • Windows installation via the commandline
    • Supported flags
    • Launch Splunk in a Web browser
    • Install or upgrade license
    • Uninstall Splunk
  • Startup options
    • Add Splunk to your shell path
    • Start Splunk
    • Start individual processes
    • Start help
    • Open Splunk in a Web browser
  • License management
    • Access your license
    • Install via Splunk Web
    • Install via CLI
    • First login after applying new trial/Enterprise license
    • License violations
• Splunk forwarder, light forwarder, and other configurations
  • Enable the Splunk forwarder or light forwarder
    • What's different about the Splunk light forwarder?
    • What's different about the Splunk forwarder?
    • Read this before you enable Splunk forwarder or light forwarder
    • Licensing for Splunk forwarder and light forwarder
    • Enable via Splunk Web
    • Enable via CLI
    • Disable via CLI
  • Commandline installation for Splunk forwarder or light forwarder on Windows
    • Silent commandline install of Splunk light forwarder
    • Commandline install of Splunk forwarder as the LocalSystem user
  • Enable Splunk desktop configuration
    • What's different about Splunk desktop?
    • Enable via Splunk Web
    • Disable via Splunk Web
    • Enable via CLI
    • Disable via CLI
  • Enable the Splunk light forwarder via the deployment server
• 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
  • Disable update checker
  • Configure SELinux
  • Uninstall Splunk manually
• Upgrade Instructions
  • Upgrade and migrate to 3.3 and later
  • Upgrade Splunk on Windows
    • Start Splunk
  • Migration considerations
    • Users of LDAP on MacOSX Leopard should back up ldap.conf before upgrading via DMG to 3.4
    • Bundles/configuration directory structure changed and renamed
    • Scripts in /splunk/bin may not be saved
    • Saved searches and search operators
    • Changes to indexes.conf
    • Must upgrade all instances of Splunk in a distributed environment
    • Instances of Splunk deployment server must match clients
  • Migrate your Windows saved searches to 3.3.x and later
    • Run the migration script
    • What has changed
  • Migrate bundles to new application directory structure
    • Things to consider
    • Run the migration script
• 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
• 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