Installing ArangoDB on Linux

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

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

After installation, you may start ArangoDB in several ways. The exact start-up commanddepends on your Linux distribution, as well as on the type of ArangoDB deployment youare 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 generatedrandom 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 removeall current database users but root.