To install Splunk on Linux, you can follow the following steps:
- Download the Splunk installation package for Linux from the official website: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/download.html
- Extract the contents of the downloaded package to a directory of your choice using the following command:
Terminal
tar xvzf splunk-<version>-linux-<architecture>.tgz -C <installation_directory>
Replace <version> with the version of Splunk you downloaded, <architecture> with the architecture of your system (32-bit or 64-bit), and <installation_directory> with the directory where you want to install Splunk.
- Change the ownership of the Splunk directory to a non-root user using the following command:
Terminal
sudo chown -R <user>:<group> <installation_directory>/splunk
Replace <user> and <group> with the username and group of the non-root user you want to use to run Splunk.
- Start the Splunk server using the following command:
Terminal
sudo <installation_directory>/splunk/bin/splunk start --accept-license
- Access the Splunk web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8000 or http://<server_ip_address>:8000, if you are accessing the server remotely. Log in using the default username and password (admin:changeme) and change the password when prompted.
- Follow the prompts in the Splunk web interface to configure the server settings and start indexing data.
Note: For production environments, it is recommended to run Splunk as a system service using a dedicated user account. Refer to the Splunk documentation for more information on best practices for installing and configuring Splunk.