Why Do I Get a 404 Error When I Install and Launch Splunk For the First Time Locally On My Windows PC?

[ScottMacD]

I am getting prepared to begin using Splunk on a work project, and am trying to do some training before hand. So I installed Splunk, ran it, and it opened in Edge with a 404 error in localhost:8000. It is saying Edge can't find this page. What can I do to get this working?

[woodcock]

Avoid using Splunk on Windows, it is a path fraught with downsides:
https://answers.splunk.com/answers/516059/what-are-the-pain-points-with-deploying-your-splun.html

[skoelpin]

Open up your Services and verify Splunk is running. Try using another browser

[ScottMacD]

I switched the default browser in settings to IE, instead of Edge. That didn't work, but it didn't 404. I then put localhost:8001 when I did that, and it asked me to login.

[skoelpin]

It's hosted by the server so browser doesn't matter, but I try to stay away from anything Windows related when possible which is why I mentioned using a different browser.

It looks like you may have changed the default port when installing. If its working now, can you accept the answer to close it out?

[ScottMacD]

OK, so here is the thing. I'm running this on Windows so I click start>all programs>splunk enterprise and it launches in edge automatically. And it doesn't give me any options to change browser it just throws that error automatically. How do I go about making those sort of changes?

[ScottMacD]

OK, I didn't know that. I tried another browser same thing. I checked services and it shows splunkd is running, and splunkweb is stopped. I tried to start it, and it threw an error.

[skoelpin]

Did you enable SSL when installing? If so then use https://localhost:8000

[ScottMacD]

It didn't give me an option to, I just installed using the defaults.

[skoelpin]

You should look at the Splunk logs to see what the issue is

They are located under $SPLUNK_HOME\var\log\splunk\splunkd.log

[DalJeanis]

1) follow instructions here to start splunk

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.6.1/Installation/StartSplunkforthefirsttime

then

2) Open a prowser and point to http://localhost:8000

[ScottMacD]

OK, I tried to launch from command prompt like instructions here. Apparently it was trying to set it to port 8001, which was already bound. I tried to set it to port 8000 same thing. What should I do?

[ScottMacD]

There is no icon except Splunk enterprise in my Windows Instance, no edit configuration option or anything like that. So if I click it, it just launches to Edge.

[skoelpin]

Have you checked your Services to verify its running?

If it's running, which it should be since Windows starts it at boot. You should simply be able to open a different browser and type in localhost:8000