https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Does-deploying-Splunk-from-AWS-require-a-public-IP-address/m-p/183430#M52810 <P>How are you accessing this system via ssh or remote desktop? Do you have a direct connection into your AWS instance (VPC or dedicated connection)? If you cannot connect to the instance, then you need to use a public IP.</P> <P>If you do have access to your AWS instance, then simply run a <CODE>netstat -an |grep 8000</CODE> and see if the server is listening on that TCP port. If you don't see that port listed, then you'll probably need to make sure splunk is running <CODE>ps -ef |grep splunk</CODE> or <CODE>$SPLUNK_HOME/bin/splunk -status</CODE> . </P> <P>Lastly, if you are running iptables on this instance, make sure it's setup to allow for communication on port 8000.</P> Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:09:23 GMT amiracle 2015-06-30T16:09:23Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Does-deploying-Splunk-from-AWS-require-a-public-IP-address/m-p/183429#M52809 <P>I deployed Splunk Enterprise appliance from AWS Marketplace. The Splunk is deployed, but I cannot access the URL X.X.X.X:8000<BR /> I have all the ports opened.<BR /> The only difference is I didn't assign a public IP address.<BR /> Is a public IP address required for Splunk appliance?</P> Tue, 30 Jun 2015 05:44:06 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Does-deploying-Splunk-from-AWS-require-a-public-IP-address/m-p/183429#M52809 Beaubeau 2015-06-30T05:44:06Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Does-deploying-Splunk-from-AWS-require-a-public-IP-address/m-p/183430#M52810 <P>How are you accessing this system via ssh or remote desktop? Do you have a direct connection into your AWS instance (VPC or dedicated connection)? If you cannot connect to the instance, then you need to use a public IP.</P> <P>If you do have access to your AWS instance, then simply run a <CODE>netstat -an |grep 8000</CODE> and see if the server is listening on that TCP port. If you don't see that port listed, then you'll probably need to make sure splunk is running <CODE>ps -ef |grep splunk</CODE> or <CODE>$SPLUNK_HOME/bin/splunk -status</CODE> . </P> <P>Lastly, if you are running iptables on this instance, make sure it's setup to allow for communication on port 8000.</P> Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:09:23 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Does-deploying-Splunk-from-AWS-require-a-public-IP-address/m-p/183430#M52810 amiracle 2015-06-30T16:09:23Z