How to Install Druid on FreeBSD Latest

Druid is an open-source data store designed for real-time analytics. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Druid on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure your FreeBSD system is up-to-date using the following command:

pkg update && pkg upgrade

Step 1: Install Java

Druid requires Java 8 or higher to run. To install Java on FreeBSD, use the following command:

pkg install openjdk8

This will install the necessary Java Runtime Environment (JRE) on your system.

Step 2: Install Apache Maven

Next, we need to install Apache Maven to build the Druid package. To do so, type the following command:

pkg install maven

Step 3: Download and Build Druid

Now, download the latest version of Druid using the following command:

wget https://github.com/apache/druid/archive/apache-druid-0.20.0-incubating.tar.gz

Once the download is complete, extract the compressed file using the following command:

tar -xzvf apache-druid-0.20.0-incubating.tar.gz

Next, navigate to the extracted Druid directory:

cd druid-apache-druid-0.20.0-incubating/

Use the following command to build the Druid package:

mvn clean install -DskipTests=true

This will create a Druid package inside the distribution/target directory.

Step 4: Configure Druid

Navigate into the conf directory:

cd distribution/target/druid-0.20.0-incubating/conf/

Here, you will find several configuration files. Modify the druid.common.runtime.properties and druid.router.properties files to suit your requirements by specifying the database details and other settings.

Step 5: Start Druid

Finally, start Druid by executing the following command:

./bin/start-micro-quickstart

This will start the Druid services and the Druid console.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Druid on FreeBSD Latest. We also saw how to configure Druid and started its services. Now, you can use Druid to store and analyze data with ease.