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Apache Ignite 3 Alpha 2

Apache Ignite is a distributed database for high-performance computing with in-memory speed.

Ignite 3 is the next generation of the platform that will support a modernized modular architecture, along with improved usability and developer experience.

The current alpha version includes the following features:

  • Unified CLI tool
  • New configuration engine
  • New schema management engine
  • Table API
  • Atomic storage implementation based on Raft

Installation

  1. Download Ignite 3 Alpha 2:
    curl -L "https://www.apache.org/dyn/mirrors/mirrors.cgi?action=download&filename=ignite/3.0.0-alpha2/apache-ignite-3.0.0-alpha2.zip" -o apache-ignite-3.0.0-alpha2.zip
    
  2. Unzip the downloaded file:
    unzip apache-ignite-3.0.0-alpha2.zip && cd apache-ignite-3.0.0-alpha2
    
  3. Add your installation directory to the PATH environment variable:
    echo 'export IGNITE_HOME="'`pwd`'"' >> ~/.bash_profile && echo 'export PATH="$IGNITE_HOME:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile && source ~/.bash_profile
    
  4. (optional) If you will start the cluster locally, install the core artifacts:
    ignite init
    

Running Examples

Examples are shipped as a separate Maven project, which is located in the examples folder. To start running you simply need to import provided pom.xml file into your favourite IDE.

The following examples are included:

  • TableExample - demonstrates the usage of the org.apache.ignite.table.Table API
  • KeyValueBinaryViewExample - demonstrates the usage of the org.apache.ignite.table.KeyValueBinaryView API

To run an example, do the following:

  1. Import the examples project into you IDE.
  2. (optional) Run one or more standalone nodes using the CLI tool:
    ignite node start --config=$IGNITE_HOME/examples/config/ignite-config.json node-1
    ignite node start --config=$IGNITE_HOME/examples/config/ignite-config.json node-2
    ...
    ignite node start --config=$IGNITE_HOME/examples/config/ignite-config.json node-n
    
  3. Run the preferred example in the IDE.