Splunk Enterprise

How to get data to Splunk from a Raspberry Pi?

ankitsaini20
New Member

I am working on a school project to gather temperature data from a room through a Raspberry Pi. This data comes from a BME280 sensor and is relayed through python to output the temperature. I want to be able to forward this data to Splunk and display it real time using Splunk Ar. 

Does anyone know how I would be able to get my data from my Raspberry Pi to my Splunk Enterprise? 

0 Karma

cpetterborg
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Use the HTTP Event Collector (HEC), which is simple enough to do. You just have to put the data in JSON format with the index, sourcetype, etc. in the JSON string along with the data package and send it to the HEC endpoint that you activate on your IDX layer via an HTTP request. If you are already getting that data into a python script, it can make the HTTP call to the HEC endpoint immediately and the data will be in your IDXs within seconds.

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkLight/7.3.6/GettingStarted/UsingHTTPeventcollector

0 Karma

PickleRick
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Depends on how complicated you want it to be 😉

But seriously, just create a tcp or udp input on your splunk server and send syslog messages to it.

You can of course install universal forwarder for arm and use it to ingest data from file but in this case I'd say it's an overkill.

0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Splunk Observability Cloud’s AI Assistant in Action Series: Analyzing and ...

This is the second post in our Splunk Observability Cloud’s AI Assistant in Action series, in which we look at ...

Elevate Your Organization with Splunk’s Next Platform Evolution

 Thursday, July 10, 2025  |  11AM PDT / 2PM EDT Whether you're managing complex deployments or looking to ...

Splunk Answers Content Calendar, June Edition

Get ready for this week’s post dedicated to Splunk Dashboards! We're celebrating the power of community by ...