diff --git a/besu/build.gradle b/besu/build.gradle
index a76d7c2518..acd6e19b1d 100644
--- a/besu/build.gradle
+++ b/besu/build.gradle
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation 'org.springframework.security:spring-security-crypto'
 
   runtimeOnly 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j-impl'
+  runtimeOnly 'com.splunk.logging:splunk-library-javalogging'
 
   testImplementation project(path: ':ethereum:core', configuration: 'testSupportArtifacts')
   testImplementation project(path: ':crypto', configuration: 'testSupportArtifacts')
diff --git a/besu/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/besu/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
index af05117015..8838ce7ecf 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
+++ b/besu/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -1,16 +1,50 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <Configuration status="INFO">
   <Properties>
-    <Property name="root.log.level">INFO</Property>
+    <Property name="root.log.level">${env:LOG_LEVEL:-INFO}</Property>
+    <Property name="root.log.logger">${env:LOGGER:-Console}</Property>
+    <Property name="host">${env:HOST:-${docker:containerId:-localhost}}</Property>
+    <Property name="splunk.url">${env:SPLUNK_URL}</Property>
+    <Property name="splunk.token">${env:SPLUNK_TOKEN}</Property>
+    <Property name="splunk.index">${env:SPLUNK_INDEX}</Property>
+    <Property name="splunk.source">${env:SPLUNK_SOURCE:-besu}</Property>
+    <Property name="splunk.sourcetype">${env:SPLUNK_SOURCETYPE:-besu}</Property>
+    <Property name="splunk.batch_size_bytes">${env:SPLUNK_BATCH_SIZE_BYTES:-65536}</Property>
+    <Property name="splunk.batch_size_count">${env:SPLUNK_BATCH_SIZE_COUNT:-1000}</Property>
+    <Property name="splunk.batch_interval">${env:SPLUNK_BATCH_INTERVAL:-500}</Property>
+    <Property name="splunk.disableCertificateValidation">${env:SPLUNK_SKIPTLSVERIFY:-false}</Property>
   </Properties>
 
   <Appenders>
     <Console name="Console" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
-      <PatternLayout pattern="%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSSZZZ} | %t | %-5level | %c{1} | %msg%n" />    </Console>
+      <PatternLayout pattern="%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSSZZZ} | %t | %-5level | %c{1} | %msg%n" />
+    </Console>
+
+    <SplunkHttp name="Splunk"
+                url="${sys:splunk.url}"
+                token="${sys:splunk.token}"
+                host="${sys:host}"
+                index="${sys:splunk.index}"
+                source="${sys:splunk.source}"
+                sourcetype="${sys:splunk.sourcetype}"
+                messageFormat="text"
+                batch_size_bytes="${sys:splunk.batch_size_bytes}"
+                batch_size_count="${sys:splunk.batch_size_count}"
+                batch_interval="${sys:splunk.batch_interval}"
+                disableCertificateValidation="${sys:splunk.disableCertificateValidation}">
+      <PatternLayout pattern="%msg"/>
+    </SplunkHttp>
+
+    <Routing name="Router">
+      <Routes pattern="$${sys:root.log.logger}">
+        <Route ref="Console" key="Console" />
+        <Route ref="Splunk" key="Splunk" />
+      </Routes>
+    </Routing>
   </Appenders>
   <Loggers>
     <Root level="${sys:root.log.level}">
-      <AppenderRef ref="Console" />
+      <AppenderRef ref="Router" />
     </Root>
   </Loggers>
 </Configuration>
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a511b3b11d..026baace37 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ allprojects {
     mavenCentral()
     mavenLocal()
     maven { url "https://consensys.bintray.com/pegasys-repo" }
-    maven { url "https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/snapshots/" }
+    maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/libs-release" }
   }
 
   dependencies { errorprone "com.google.errorprone:error_prone_core" }
diff --git a/gradle/check-licenses.gradle b/gradle/check-licenses.gradle
index d2743fb835..e2d7cd93f4 100644
--- a/gradle/check-licenses.gradle
+++ b/gradle/check-licenses.gradle
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ downloadLicenses {
   reportByLicenseType = true
   dependencyConfiguration = 'testCompile'
 
+  ext.epl1 = license('Eclipse Public License 1.0', 'https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html')
   ext.apache = license('Apache License, Version 2.0', 'http://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0')
   ext.mit = license('MIT License', 'http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php')
   ext.bsd = license('BSD License', 'http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php')
@@ -65,6 +66,10 @@ downloadLicenses {
   ext.cddl = license('Common Development and Distribution License 1.0', 'http://opensource.org/licenses/CDDL-1.0')
   ext.cc0 =  license('Public Domain (CC0) License 1.0', 'https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0')
   aliases = [
+      (epl1) : [
+          'Eclipse Public License - v 1.0',
+          'Eclipse Public License 1.0',
+      ],
       (apache)    : [
           'The Apache Software License, Version 2.0',
           'The Apache Software License, version 2.0',
@@ -108,6 +113,10 @@ downloadLicenses {
       // RocksDB is dual licensed under Apache v2.0 and GPL 2 licenses
       // Explicitly declare that we are using the Apache v2.0 license
       (group('org.rocksdb'))      : apache,
+
+      // Logback is dual licensed under EPL v1.0 and LGPL v2.1
+      // Explicitly declare that we are using the EPL v1.0 license
+      (group('ch.qos.logback'))   : epl1,
   ]
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle/versions.gradle b/gradle/versions.gradle
index 2e06303463..f39a7e6c12 100644
--- a/gradle/versions.gradle
+++ b/gradle/versions.gradle
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ dependencyManagement {
 
     dependency 'com.graphql-java:graphql-java:13.0'
 
+    dependency 'com.splunk.logging:splunk-library-javalogging:1.8.0'
+
     dependency 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.2.2'
 
     dependency 'commons-cli:commons-cli:1.4'