How to Install KairosDB on Linux Mint Latest

KairosDB is a time-series database written in Java, designed to handle large amounts of data in real-time. It is an open-source project hosted on GitHub, and this tutorial will teach you how to install it on Linux Mint.

Prerequisites

Before installing KairosDB, you must have a few tools and packages installed on your Linux Mint system-

  • Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Development Kit (JDK) version 8 or later
  • Apache Cassandra

You can check if Java is installed on your system using the following command- 

java -version

If Java is not installed, then you can install it using the following command- 

sudo apt install default-jre

Next, you need to install Apache Cassandra. You can find the installation instructions on the official website- https://cassandra.apache.org/download/.

Installation

Once you have Java and Cassandra installed on your system, follow the steps below to install KairosDB:

1. Clone the Repository

To clone the KairosDB repository, use the following command-

git clone https://github.com/kairosdb/kairosdb.git

2. Build the Project

After cloning the repository, navigate to the root directory and build the project using the following command-

./gradlew build

This will create a distribution package for KairosDB.

3. Install the Distribution Package

Navigate to the "build/distributions" directory and extract the distribution package using the following command-

tar -xzf kairosdb-<version>-dist.tar.gz

Replace <version> with the version number of the distribution package.

Move the extracted directory to the desired install location using the following command-

sudo mv kairosdb-<version> /opt/

4. Start KairosDB

To start KairosDB, navigate to the "bin" directory in the KairosDB installation directory and run the following command-

./kairosdb.sh start

This will start KairosDB, and you can access it by navigating to http://localhost:8080.

5. Stop KairosDB

To stop KairosDB, navigate to the "bin" directory in the KairosDB installation directory and run the following command-

./kairosdb.sh stop

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install KairosDB on Linux Mint, which is a Java-based time-series database. We covered the prerequisites, installation process, and starting and stopping the KairosDB service. Now, you can use KairosDB to store and analyze time-series data.