Chapter 2. Developing an Application on Splunk
In this chapter, we will quickly go through the process of creating an application and add-on on Splunk Enterprise. You will learn how to install and manage applications and add-ons on Splunk. You will also learn how to use different applications available on the Splunk app store to minimize your work using the already available applications for similar requirements.
The following topics will be covered in this chapter:
- Splunk apps and technology add-ons
- Developing a Splunk app
- Developing a technology add-on
- Managing Splunk apps
- Splunk apps from the app store (covers examples and usage of a few apps from the app store)
Splunk apps and technology add-ons
It is very easy and simple to create a basic Splunk app or technology add-on using the Splunk Web console. We %will also study how Splunk apps and add-ons can be manually created and configured in the further topics.
What is a Splunk app?
A Splunk app is% basically a collection of all the dashboards...