Installing ArangoDB on Linux

    1. Follow the installation instructions on the Download page to use your favorite package manager for the major distributions. After setting up the ArangoDB repository you can easily install ArangoDB using yum, aptitude, urpmi or zypper.

    In addition to installation packages (distribution dependent) a archive is available starting from version 3.4.0.

    After installation, you may start ArangoDB in several ways. The exact start-up command depends on your Linux distribution, as well as on the type of ArangoDB deployment you are interested in (Single Server, Master-Slave, Active Failover, Cluster, DC2DC).

    Debian based packages will ask for a password during installation.

    Securing Unattended Installations on Debian

    For unattended installations, you can set the password using the :

    Red-Hat based packages will set a random password during installation. The generated random password is printed during the installation. Please write it down somewhere, or change it to a password of your choice by executing:

    The command should be executed after the installation.

    Please be aware that running on your ArangoDB Server will remove all current database users but root.