How to download SPLUNK ENTERPRISE [Free Edition].

Guys I should shout out loud now - THIS TOOL IS AWEEESSSOME!!!

I have been using this tool since a last few days and this is something more than a SIEM tool.

Just go to http://www.splunk.com/justask and you will come to know that SPLUNK will soon become the Rajnikant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajinikanth) of SIEM industry.

 What is Splunk ? (You will get the details on this link)

I am excited to start this detailed working series on Splunk (with Hands- On) , so lets do the first thing first -

                                                        


                                                      Installation of Splunk Enterprise

Splunk has been generous to launch its freemium versions of Splunk light and Splunk Enterprise.

• So in order to download Splunk Entreprise edition - Go to www.splunk.com and click on FREE SPLUNK tab.

     

• Once you click on the free Splunk tab, you will be redirected to the products page .

                                                                Explore Spunk Cloud trail .

• Click on the free download tab under Splunk Entreprise .

  


 *When you download Splunk Entreprise for free, you get a Splunk Entreprise license for 60 days that lets you index up to 500 megabytes of data per day.

• Choose the operating system for which you are going to download.

I am still in love with windows, so I will go ahead with that.

Once you choose any of the operating system , you will be asked for which versions / flavors of OS you want to download Splunk Entreprise.

• Choose accordingly , then you will be asked to create a Splunk account and verify.

• After providing all your details and verifying , then login into Splunk.

• Once you login , your download will start automatically. 

• And if Splunk is angry on you (just kidding :P) and the download doesn't starts automatically, then download from these links. 
• After the download is completed , you will get the installation file .

• Click on the file and accept the license agreement, because you don't have any other option :P

• After clicking on install, then sit back and relax till the installation is completed .

• Wake up ninja , the installation has completed, click on finish.

• Hola !! This is the first time login page of Splunk Entreprise.

• The default username : admin and password : changeme

• After you sign-in with the default password, it is highly recommended to change the password.

And this is it , you get the dashboard of Splunk entreprise.




Be ready to do wonders with this lovely tool.

                                          Stay happy, Stay healthy and keep learning  .