Quick start: Process and route data using Edge Processors

This quick start is for users who are learning how to use the Edge Processor solution. Complete the following steps to create a basic Edge Processor and pipeline setup that receives data from a forwarder, processes the data as needed, and then sends the processed data to an index or an Amazon S3 bucket.

Number	Task	Documentation
1	Verify that your host meets the system and network requirements.	Installation requirements for Edge Processors
2	Set up Edge Processors.	Set up an Edge Processor
3	(Optional) Configure event breaking and merging for the incoming data that you want your pipelines to process. You can skip this step if the Edge Processor service already provides event breaking and merging configurations for the source type of the data that you want to work with. Check the Source types page to confirm whether a configuration for your source type already exists.	Add source types for Edge Processors
4	(Optional) Add a destination. You can skip this step if you want to send data to the Splunk Cloud Platform deployment that's connected to your cloud tenant.	Add or manage destinations
5	Create pipelines to process data.	Create pipelines for Edge Processors
6	Get data in to an Edge Processor using forwarders.	Get data from a forwarder into an Edge Processor