[Splunkbase App] What kinds of log that Website Monitoring used?

[elbywong]

I am wondering what kind of log file (say access log etc) that Website Monitoring used for grabbing those website data.

[LukeMurphey · Accepted solution]

The app doesn't work off of logs. Instead, it includes a modular input (written in Python) that connects to the websites and measures the response times. The modular input then writes out events directly into Splunk.

I did it this way because:

1. Setup is much simpler (you don't have to track down the log files and parse them)
2. You can monitor websites without having to install anything on the server that you want to monitor

[elbywong]

does it mean that I only need to have the correct URL then I could monitor all the website performance?

[LukeMurphey]

Yes, the URL is all you need.

[elbywong]

Actually, how does the "Website Monitoring" app store the ping history? So that, in case there is an index to save the history with definite message format. Because I would like to apply those data pattern to "Eventgen" app for direct import into such index.

[LukeMurphey]

It creates events directly in the main index. Alternatively, you can tell the app to send the data to a custom index on the setup screen.

[elbywong]

Okay, I got it. Thanks for your supportive answer!

[p_gurav]

The Splunk App for Web Analytics currently supports data from Apache and IIS logs.

[elbywong]

But, I am wondering The Splunk app of "Website Monitoring" not "Web Analytics"...

[deepashri_123]

Hey@elbywong,

You can try using this app:
https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/2699/#/details

Let me know if this helps!!

[elbywong]

What I am referring is this https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/1493/. And, under this apps, what kind of log that the app is used for monitoring the event.