How to Install Riemann on Manjaro

Riemann is an event stream processor that aggregates and allows for real-time analysis of data streams. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Riemann on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before starting this installation process, you will need:

  • A Manjaro installation with sudo access
  • Basic knowledge of the command line

Installation

Follow the steps below to install Riemann on Manjaro:

  1. Open the terminal of your Manjaro installation by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.

  2. Update the system packages by entering the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu
  1. Install Java Development Kit (JDK) by entering the following command:
sudo pacman -S jdk8-openjdk
  1. Check if Java is installed by entering the following command:
java -version

Output:

openjdk version "1.8.0_232"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_232-b09)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.232-b09, mixed mode)
  1. Download and extract the latest version of Riemann by entering the following command:
wget https://aphyr.com/riemann/riemann-0.3.6.tar.bz2
tar xvfj riemann-0.3.6.tar.bz2
  1. Move the extracted files to the designated location by entering the following command:
sudo mv riemann-0.3.6 /opt/riemann
  1. Create a startup script for Riemann by entering the following command:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/riemann.service
  1. Paste the following code in the editor:
[Unit]
Description=Riemann monitoring system

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -cp /opt/riemann-0.3.6/lib/*:/opt/riemann-0.3.6/lib /opt/riemann-0.3.6/bin/riemann /opt/riemann-0.3.6/etc/riemann.config
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

  1. Save and close the editor by pressing Ctrl + X, then Y, and then Enter.

  2. Reload the systemd daemon by entering the following command:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
  1. Start and enable the Riemann service by entering the following two commands:
sudo systemctl start riemann
sudo systemctl enable riemann

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Riemann on Manjaro. You can now use Riemann to monitor and analyze data streams.