arangodb Getting started with arangodb
Remarks
This section provides an overview of what arangodb is, and why a developer might want to use it.
It should also mention any large subjects within arangodb, and link out to the related topics. Since the Documentation for arangodb is new, you may need to create initial versions of those related topics.
Installation & Setup
These instructions are for a base install of Community Edition for local development purposes.
Mac
(Official documentation is maintained here)
1. Install
Dependencies: Homebrew
brew install arangodb
If you don't want Homebrew or otherwise prefer a binary, you can download it instead here.
2. Run
/usr/local/sbin/arangod &
3. Try it out
Open your browser and point to localhost:8529.
Run arangosh in your shell. (If it's not in your PATH, you can find this in
/usr/local/bin/arangosh ).
4. Tweak settings (optional)
The configuration file is located in /usr/local/etc/arangodb3/arangod.conf .
Ubuntu
(Official documentation is maintained here)
If you just want the deb file and no package management, download it here.
If you want to install for 14.04 instead of 16.04, change the version to 14.04 where you see 16.04 below.
1. Add the repository
wget https://www.arangodb.com/repositories/arangodb31/xUbuntu_16.04/Release.key
apt-key add - < Release.key
2. Install
echo 'deb https://www.arangodb.com/repositories/arangodb31/xUbuntu_16.04/ /' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/arangodb.list
sudo apt install apt-transport-https
sudo apt update
sudo apt install arangodb3
3. Run
sudo service arangodb3 start
4. Try it out
Open your browser and point to localhost:8529.
Run arangosh in your shell.
5. Tweak settings
You can change ArangoDB to your heart's desire at /etc/arangodb3/arangod.conf .
Windows
(Official documentation is maintained here)
Download here, follow the wizard.
Compile from source
Detailed compilation instructions for several platforms are available here.
