What's Splunk Web?
This documentation does not apply to the most recent version of Splunk. Click here for the latest version.
Contents
What's Splunk Web?
Splunk Web is Splunk's dynamic and interactive browser-based interface. Splunk Web is the primary interface for investigating problems, reporting on results, and managing Splunk deployments. Refer to the system requirements for a list of supported operating systems and browsers.
To launch Splunk Web, navigate to:
http://<mysplunkhost>:<port>
Use whatever host and port you chose during installation. The default port is 8000, but if that port was already in use, the installer asked you to pick a different one.
The first time you log into Splunk with an Enterprise license, use username "admin" and password "changeme". Splunk with a free license does not support access controls or multiple user accounts.
Note: Starting in Splunk version 4.1.4, you cannot access Splunk Free from a remote browser until you have edited $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/local/server.conf and set allowRemoteLogin to Always. If you are running Splunk Enterprise, remote login is disabled by default (set to requireSetPassword) for the admin user until you have changed the default password.
The Launcher
The first time you launch Splunk Web, you'll see the Launcher. This interface lets you choose an app from the list of apps currently available to you. In particular, you might want to check out the "Getting Started" app, but depending on what OS you're running, you'll also see an app that's specfic to Windows or UNIX. You can also visit the Splunk App Store to browse and download more apps.
Read on for more information about apps.
This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk: 4.1 , 4.1.1 , 4.1.2 , 4.1.3 , 4.1.4 , 4.1.5 , 4.1.6 , 4.1.7 , 4.1.8 View the Article History for its revisions.