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Is it required to set a static ip on the localhost for Splunk with Universal Forwarder to work?

elsaddiq
Engager

I'm a student running the free Community Edition in my homelab. My host currently receives a dynamic IP. Is a static IP required or recommended? Thank you.

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vishaltaneja070
Motivator

Hello @elsaddiq

For sending data from Forwarder to Indexer, you need to mention the IP or DNS name of the indexer, if the ip is changing then it will be a issue as data sending will be stopped. So recommended is to have a static ip.

Anam
Community Manager
Community Manager

Hi @elsaddiq

Did the answer by @vishaltaneja07011993 help provide a working solution to your question? If yes, please don't forget to resolve this post by clicking "Accept". If no, please leave a comment with more feedback.

Thanks!

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