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title: "Automation Broker Configuration"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/DeploymentGuideNIOSforSplunkSOAR/1699479733/Automation%20Broker%20Configuration"
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The Automation Broker in Splunk SOAR is a lightweight remote worker component that securely connects to your SOAR instance and executes playbook actions in environments where the SOAR server doesn’t have direct access. 

The Automation Broker runs actions locally and sends results back to the SOAR platform. 

Reference: <u>[Splunk SOAR Automation Broker Documentation](https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-soar/splunk-automation-broker/about-splunk-soar-automation-broker/about-splunk-soar-automation-broker)</u> 

### Steps to Configure Automation Broker (Ubuntu/Linux VM)

1. Get the Docker Image
  1. Visit the [Automation Broker Docker Hub Tags](https://hub.docker.com/r/phantomsaas/automation_broker/tags) page. Search for the tag that matches your Splunk SOAR On-premise supported version.
  2. Copy the docker pull command for that version.
  3. SSH into your Automation Broker VM.
  4. Run the copied command to pull the image.
2. Verify Image
  1. Run the following command
  2. Note down the Image ID for the pulled broker image.
3. Prepare Data Folder
  1. Create a directory to persist Automation Broker data
4. Run the Broker
  1. Update and run the following command with your own values

- SOAR_INSTANCE_URL → Your Splunk SOAR URL (e.g., [https://10.12.11.171](https://10.12.11.171))
- TARGET_PATH → Path where splunk_data folder was created
- IMAGE_ID → ID from docker images command

Example: 

```
docker run --platform linux/amd64 -it -e SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS=1 -e PHANTOM_BASE_URL="https://10.50.13.178" -v /home/devuser/splunk_data:/splunk_data:Z 542b76da9f8d 
```

5. Copy the Encryption Key and Authorization Code obtained from the command output.
6. Add the Automation Broker in SOAR
  1. Log in to your Splunk SOAR instance.
  2. Navigate to Administration > Product Settings > Automation Broker > Add Automation Broker
  3. Paste the copied key, fill in details, and click Complete.

### Troubleshooting 

Error: *Automation broker fips enabled: False. SOAR fips enabled: True* 

Fix: Add the FIPS mode parameter to the docker run command:  
*-e PHANTOM_FIPS_MODE=1 *