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In this tutorial, we will aim to install the enterprise version. This version is available for a free evaluation for 60 days with all features enabled. You can download the setup using the below link which is available for both windows and Linux platforms.

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The Linux version is downloaded from the download link given above. We choose the .deb package type as the installation will be done in a Ubuntu platform.

We shall learn this with a step by step approach −

Step 1

Download the .deb package as shown in the screenshot below −

Step 2

Go to the download directory and install Splunk using the above downloaded package.

Step 3

Next you can start Splunk by using the following command with accept license argument. It will ask for administrator user name and password which you should provide and remember.

Step 4

The Splunk server starts and mentions the URL where the Splunk interface can be accessed.

Step 5

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Now, you can access the Splunk URL and enter the admin user ID and password created in step 3.

Windows Version

The windows version is available as a msi installer as shown in the below image −

Double clicking on the msi installer installs the Windows version in a straight forward process. The two important steps where we must make the right choice for successful installation are as follows.

Step 1

As we are installing it on a local system, choose the local system option as given below −

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Step 2

Enter the password for the administrator and remember it, as it will be used in the future configurations.

Step 3

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In the final step, we see that Splunk is successfully installed and it can be launched from the web browser.

Step 4

Next, open the browser and enter the given url, http://localhost:8000, and login to the Splunk using the admin user ID and password.