How to Install Riemann on Manjaro

Riemann is an event stream processor that aggregates and allows for real-time analysis of data streams. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Riemann on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before starting this installation process, you will need:

• A Manjaro installation with sudo access
• Basic knowledge of the command line

Installation

Follow the steps below to install Riemann on Manjaro:

1. Open the terminal of your Manjaro installation by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.

2. Update the system packages by entering the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

3. Install Java Development Kit (JDK) by entering the following command:

sudo pacman -S jdk8-openjdk

4. Check if Java is installed by entering the following command:

java -version

Output:

openjdk version "1.8.0_232"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_232-b09)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.232-b09, mixed mode)

5. Download and extract the latest version of Riemann by entering the following command:

wget https://aphyr.com/riemann/riemann-0.3.6.tar.bz2
tar xvfj riemann-0.3.6.tar.bz2

6. Move the extracted files to the designated location by entering the following command:

sudo mv riemann-0.3.6 /opt/riemann

7. Create a startup script for Riemann by entering the following command:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/riemann.service

8. Paste the following code in the editor:

[Unit]
Description=Riemann monitoring system

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -cp /opt/riemann-0.3.6/lib/*:/opt/riemann-0.3.6/lib /opt/riemann-0.3.6/bin/riemann /opt/riemann-0.3.6/etc/riemann.config
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

9. Save and close the editor by pressing Ctrl + X, then Y, and then Enter.

10. Reload the systemd daemon by entering the following command:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

11. Start and enable the Riemann service by entering the following two commands:

sudo systemctl start riemann
sudo systemctl enable riemann

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Riemann on Manjaro. You can now use Riemann to monitor and analyze data streams.

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