How to install Weaviate on POP! OS Latest

Weaviate is an open-source, cloud-native, vector search engine that enables users to search and explore for data using natural language queries. In this guide, we'll walk through how to install Weaviate on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

To follow this tutorial, you'll need the following:

• A computer running POP! OS Latest
• A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Docker

Weaviate runs on Docker, so we need to install Docker first. Follow the steps below to do so:

1. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or searching for the terminal in the application launcher.
2. Add the Docker GPG key by running the command:

curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -

3. Add the Docker repository to the system by running the command:

sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"

4. Update the system package list:

sudo apt update

5. Install Docker by running the command:

sudo apt install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io

6. Check that Docker is installed and running by running the command:

sudo systemctl status docker

If Docker is installed and running, you should see output similar to the following:

● docker.service - Docker Application Container Engine
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/docker.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Fri 2019-08-30 09:11:43 PDT; 1 months 7 days ago
...

Step 2: Install Weaviate

Now that Docker is installed, we can move on to installing Weaviate. Follow the steps below to do so:

1. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or searching for the terminal in the application launcher.
2. Run the following command to download the Weaviate Docker Compose file:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/semi-technologies/weaviate-docker/master/docker-compose.yml -o docker-compose.yml

3. Start Weaviate by running the command:

docker-compose up -d

This command will create and start the Weaviate container.

4. Wait for Weaviate to start up. You can check the container logs by running the command:

docker-compose logs -f

This command will show the logs for the Weaviate container. Wait for the logs to show that Weaviate has started up.

5. Access Weaviate by navigating to http://localhost:5601 in your web browser. This will bring up the Weaviate web interface, where you can explore the data and run natural language queries.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we've walked through how to install Weaviate on POP! OS Latest. Now you can explore your data and run natural language queries with ease!

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