What is Splunk?

Splunk is the data platform that powers enterprise observability, unified security, and limitless custom applications in hybrid environments. Splunk is one of the most popular security solutions in the cybersecurity industry. This is why we'll show you how this product works.

Requirements

Sizing

To help you define your Splunk Server's sizing, you can use Splunk Sizing on this website.

System Requirements

The official documentation gives you the system requirements for Splunk Enterprise on-premises here: Splunk Requirements

Ports

Don't forget to open ports on your firewall. The default ports needed are:

If needed more check this: Splunk Common Network Ports v2.0.3

NOTE: After 60 days you can convert to a perpetual free license

splunk enterprise free trial is 90 days 🙂