https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Enterprise/Unable-to-start-splunk-light-in-web-browser/m-p/361209#M1003 <P>I had successfully installed Splunk Light (Free) yesterday, and was able to log into it (as "admin" user) without a problem. However, I tried to log into it again today and I received the following error message:<BR /> <STRONG>This site can’t be reached<BR /> localhost refused to connect.<BR /> Did you mean <A href="http://localhost8000.com/" target="_blank">http://localhost8000.com/</A>?<BR /> Search Google for localhost 8000<BR /> ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED</STRONG></P> <P>So, my question for you is which computer is "localhost" referring to? Is it referring to the computer on which Splunk Light was being installed, or the Splunk Light server? </P> <P>Yesterday, after successfully installed Splunk Light, I had logged in as "admin" user and uploaded some data, did some searches and created a report, I noticed Splunk Light indicated that the host name was my computer name on which Splunk Light was being installed. So, after I received the aforementioned error message when trying to start Splunk Light (<A href="http://localhost:8000" target="_blank">http://localhost:8000</A>), I then substituted the "localhost" with the IP address of the computer on which Splunk Light was installed and received the same error message still.</P> <P>I further tried to re-install Splunk Light and was told it had been already installed. I don't know what else to do.</P> <P>Please help.</P> <P>Thank you so very much!</P> <P>Nancy</P> Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:18:02 GMT genlentsplunk 2020-09-29T15:18:02Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Enterprise/Unable-to-start-splunk-light-in-web-browser/m-p/361209#M1003 <P>I had successfully installed Splunk Light (Free) yesterday, and was able to log into it (as "admin" user) without a problem. However, I tried to log into it again today and I received the following error message:<BR /> <STRONG>This site can’t be reached<BR /> localhost refused to connect.<BR /> Did you mean <A href="http://localhost8000.com/" target="_blank">http://localhost8000.com/</A>?<BR /> Search Google for localhost 8000<BR /> ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED</STRONG></P> <P>So, my question for you is which computer is "localhost" referring to? Is it referring to the computer on which Splunk Light was being installed, or the Splunk Light server? </P> <P>Yesterday, after successfully installed Splunk Light, I had logged in as "admin" user and uploaded some data, did some searches and created a report, I noticed Splunk Light indicated that the host name was my computer name on which Splunk Light was being installed. So, after I received the aforementioned error message when trying to start Splunk Light (<A href="http://localhost:8000" target="_blank">http://localhost:8000</A>), I then substituted the "localhost" with the IP address of the computer on which Splunk Light was installed and received the same error message still.</P> <P>I further tried to re-install Splunk Light and was told it had been already installed. I don't know what else to do.</P> <P>Please help.</P> <P>Thank you so very much!</P> <P>Nancy</P> Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:18:02 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Enterprise/Unable-to-start-splunk-light-in-web-browser/m-p/361209#M1003 genlentsplunk 2020-09-29T15:18:02Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Enterprise/Unable-to-start-splunk-light-in-web-browser/m-p/361210#M1004 <P>Hi Nancy,<BR /> The localhost is the machine where you have Splunk Light installed. </P> <P>You should be able to start Splunk Light using a web browser as follows:</P> <P>With a supported web browser, navigate to: <BR /> <A href="http://hostname">http://hostname</A> or ip address:8000, or enter localhost:8000<BR /> Use whatever host and port you chose during installation.</P> <P>When you tried to re-install Splunk Light, it seems you did not remove all instances of Splunk Light first (the Splunk directory), as you cannot install over an existing version unless you are upgrading. </P> Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:07:14 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Enterprise/Unable-to-start-splunk-light-in-web-browser/m-p/361210#M1004 gneumann_splunk 2017-08-10T16:07:14Z