Splunk
Splunk
Prerequisites
- A Splunk instance (version 6.3 or later) that is network-accessible from Home Assistant.
- The HTTP Event Collector (HEC) must be enabled and a token created. To set this up in Splunk:
- Go to Settings > Data inputs.
- Select HTTP Event Collector.
- Select Global Settings and ensure HEC is Enabled.
- Select New Token and follow the prompts to create a token for Home Assistant.
- Copy the generated token value for use in the configuration below.
Configuration
To use the splunk integration in your installation, add the following to your configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file.
After changing the configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file, restart Home Assistant to apply the changes.
# Example configuration.yaml entry
splunk:
token: YOUR_SPLUNK_TOKEN
Configuration Variables
IP address or host name of your Splunk host, e.g., 192.168.1.10.
This parameter allows you to specify a friendly name to send to Splunk as the host, instead of using the name of the HEC.
Filters for entities to be included/excluded from Splunk. Default is to include all entities. (Configure Filter)
Include all entities matching a listed pattern (e.g., sensor.weather_*).
Exclude all entities matching a listed pattern (e.g., sensor.weather_*).
Configure filter
By default, no entity will be excluded. To limit which entities are being exposed to Splunk, you can use the filter parameter.
# Example filter to include specified domains and exclude specified entities
splunk:
token: YOUR_SPLUNK_TOKEN
filter:
include_domains:
- alarm_control_panel
- light
include_entity_globs:
- binary_sensor.*_occupancy
exclude_entities:
- light.kitchen_light
Filters are applied as follows:
- No filter
- All entities included
- Only includes
- Entity listed in entities include: include
- Otherwise, entity matches domain include: include
- Otherwise, entity matches glob include: include
- Otherwise: exclude
- Only excludes
- Entity listed in exclude: exclude
- Otherwise, entity matches domain exclude: exclude
- Otherwise, entity matches glob exclude: exclude
- Otherwise: include
- Domain and/or glob includes (may also have excludes)
- Entity listed in entities include: include
- Otherwise, entity listed in entities exclude: exclude
- Otherwise, entity matches glob include: include
- Otherwise, entity matches glob exclude: exclude
- Otherwise, entity matches domain include: include
- Otherwise: exclude
- Domain and/or glob excludes (no domain and/or glob includes)
- Entity listed in entities include: include
- Otherwise, entity listed in exclude: exclude
- Otherwise, entity matches glob exclude: exclude
- Otherwise, entity matches domain exclude: exclude
- Otherwise: include
- No Domain and/or glob includes or excludes
- Entity listed in entities include: include
- Otherwise: exclude
The following characters can be used in entity globs:
* - The asterisk represents zero, one, or multiple characters
? - The question mark represents zero or one character
Removing the integration
To remove the Splunk integration:
- Remove the
splunk:section from yourconfiguration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file. - Restart Home Assistant.
Data already sent to your Splunk instance will remain there and can still be queried.