[DEPRECATED] Install Datafari 4.x CE on Debian/Ubuntu

Valid starting from v4.1 of Datafari !

Ensure that :

the required packages are installed via apt-get
Java 8 JRE (or JDK) is installed
Java Home variable is setted
Python is installed
the time and date of the server is uptodate
increase the default value of Open Files Limit

Check the related documentation for detailed information : Software requirements

To install Datafari you need to be root :

dpkg -i datafari.deb

Start Datafari (needs non root account but must be in sudo group) :

cd /opt/datafari/bin

bash start-datafari.sh

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If you want to use the jcifs connector in ManifoldCF, follow our dedicated documentation: [DEPRECATED] Add the JCIFS Connector to Datafari - Community Edition

Step by step install for Datafari 4.1 on AWS tx2.large instance (4 vcpu, 16 GB RAM) :

#!/bin/bash

ssh -i keys.pem ubuntu@PUBLIC_IP

sudo -i
apt-get update
# Download Datafari
wget https://www.datafari.com/files/debian/datafari.deb
# install the packages required by Datafari
apt-get install curl debconf unzip sudo libc6-dev jq lsof python-minimal -y
# install Java
apt-get install openjdk-8-jre -y
# set Java Home
nano /etc/profile
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64
# load the file
source /etc/profile
# check java
java -version
# Displays openjdk version "1.8.0_171"
# Check java home
echo $JAVA_HOME
# displays /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64
# check Python version
python -V
# add the non-root user to visudo
visudo 
# add the line below root    ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
# non necessary for AWS because ubuntu is in the sudo group
ubuntu  ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL
# Python 2.7.12
#install Datafari
dpkg -i datafari.deb
# specify current host address
52.47.174.76
# Datafari password
admin
#PGSQL super user
admin
# change user
exit
# check user connected
whoami
# load profile file
source /etc/profile
# ubuntu here
# For AWS only
sed -i "/server.host:/c\server.host: 0.0.0.0" /opt/datafari/elk/kibana/config/kibana.yml
cd /opt/datafari/bin
bash start-datafari.sh
# Go to the Datafari URL

Security groups :

Datafari Documentation

[DEPRECATED] Install Datafari 4.x CE on Debian/Ubuntu

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