Get started
Prerequisites
This article will walk you through the steps to get started with DataBrew Open-Source.
Introduction
DataBrew’s Blink is a Golang-based framework for real-time data processing. This article will walk you through the steps to get started with DataBrew Open-Source.
Prerequisites
Before we dive into the details, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
- Go must be installed on your machine.
- Docker should be installed if you don’t want to install blink to the host OS
Installation with Go
To install DataBrew, run the following command:
go install github.com/usedatabrew/blink@v1.16.8
Check the installation
To check if the installation was successful, run the following command:
blink -h
If should generate the following output:
Usage:
[command]
Available Commands:
completion Generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell
help Help about any command
start Starts blink instance reading with default blink.yaml config
Flags:
-h, --help help for this command
Use " [command] --help" for more information about a command.
Installation with Docker
Using Blink with Docker is as easy as installing it with go install
You can simply pull the latest version of the blink image from the Docker Hub:
docker pull usedatabrew/blink:latest
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