# Where to Install

For detailed information on where to install Splunk Apps/add-ons, including best practices, can be found at Splunk Docs: About Installing Splunk add-ons

# Splunk Cloud Deployments

Install this add-on on your Splunk Cloud instance. For more information see Splunk Docs: Install apps on your Splunk Cloud Platform deployment

# Standalone Deployments

Install this add-on to the single instance. For more information see Splunk Docs: Install add-on in a single-instance Splunk deployment

# Distributed Deployments

Splunk Instance type Supported Required Comments
Search Heads Yes Yes Install this add-on to search heads. Note: change app visibility to disabled if collecting data on another search head or Heavy Forwarder.
Indexers No No Do not install this add-on to indexers.
Heavy Forwarders Yes Conditional Required, if HFs are used to collect this data source.
Universal Forwarders No No Do not install this add-on Universal Forwarders.

The installation steps for deploying Apps/add-ons in a distributed environment can be found at Splunk Docs: Install an add-on in a distributed Splunk deployment

# Distributed Deployment Compatibility

Distributed deployment feature Supported Comments
Search Head Clusters Yes You can install this add-on to a search head cluster.
Indexer Clusters No Do not install this add-on to a indexer cluster.

* For more information, see Splunk's documentation on installing Add-ons.