Splunk Apps » File Meta-data Monitoring

Install this app into Splunk by doing the following:

  1. Log in to Splunk Web and navigate to "Apps » Manage Apps" via the app dropdown at the top left of Splunk's user interface
  2. Click the "install app from file" button
  3. Upload the file by clicking "Choose file" and selecting the app
  4. Click upload
  5. Restart Splunk if a dialog asks you to

Once the app is installed, you can use the app by configuring a new "File Meta-data" input:
  1. Navigate to "Settings » Data Inputs" at the menu at the top of Splunk's user interface.
  2. Click "File Meta-data" 
  3. Click "New" to make a new instance of an input