The app key-value store

The app key-value store is a feature provided by Splunk Enterprise to manage and maintain the state of the application. Using an app key-value store, users can save and retrieve data from Splunk apps.

System requirements

The app key-value store feature is only available in the 64-bit distribution of Splunk Enterprise. It is not available in the 32-bit version of Splunk. It uses the 8191 port by default, but it can be configured from Server.conf located at $SPLUNK_HOME\etc\system\local by modifying the [kvstore] code block.

Uses of the key-value store

The following are some of the uses of a key-value store:

  • It can be used to manage the app state of the user interface by storing the session/application state information
  • It creates ...

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