BeanstalkD is a simple, fast work queue system that is used for background processing, such as processing jobs asynchronously. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install BeanstalkD on the latest version of POP! OS.
Before starting with the installation process, make sure that you have a user account on your system with sudo privileges.
Before installing any software package, it is always recommended to have your system up to date. You can update your system by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
To install BeanstalkD, we need to run the following command in our terminal:
sudo apt install beanstalkd
Once the installation is complete, we need to start and enable the BeanstalkD service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start beanstalkd
sudo systemctl enable beanstalkd
To verify that the BeanstalkD service is running, we can check its status using the following command:
sudo systemctl status beanstalkd
If the service is running properly, you will see the output as:
● beanstalkd.service - Beanstalk job queue service
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/beanstalkd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Sun 2022-06-19 09:59:19 IST; 3s ago
Process: 49087 ExecStartPre=/bin/bash -c set -o noglob && echo STARTED_TIME=$(date +%s) >> /var/run/beanstalkd.pid (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 49091 (beanstalkd)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 4404)
Memory: 1.1M
CGroup: /system.slice/beanstalkd.service
└─49091 /usr/bin/beanstalkd -l 127.0.0.1 -p 11300
Jun 19 09:59:19 pop-os systemd[1]: Starting Beanstalk job queue service...
Jun 19 09:59:19 pop-os systemd[1]: Started Beanstalk job queue service.
You have successfully installed BeanstalkD on your POP! OS system. You can now use it to process your background jobs in a simple and effective way.
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