How to Install Drift on Ubuntu Server Latest?

Drift is an open-source software for time-series analysis and forecasting built using Python. In this tutorial, we'll explain how to install Drift on Ubuntu Server latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start with the installation of Drift, make sure the following prerequisites are satisfied:

Step 1: Install Python

Drift is built using the Python programming language. If you don't have Python installed on your system, use the following command to install Python:

sudo apt-get install python3

Step 2: Install Pip

Pip is a package manager for Python that allows you to install and manage Python libraries easily. To install Pip on your Ubuntu Server, use the following command:

sudo apt-get install python3-pip

Step 3: Install Drift

To install Drift, you can either do it manually by downloading the source code from the Github repository https://github.com/MaxLeiter/drift or use the "pip" package manager.

Install Drift from Github

To install Drift manually from Github, use the following commands:

sudo apt-get install git
git clone https://github.com/MaxLeiter/drift.git
cd drift
python3 setup.py install

Install Drift using Pip

To install Drift using Pip, use the following command:

sudo pip3 install drift

Step 4: Verify the installation

To verify that Drift is installed correctly, you can run Drift's demo script.

cd path/to/drift
python3 drift_demo.py

This will generate a plot displaying a time-series plot, fitted seasonal plot, and forecast plot.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Drift on your Ubuntu Server Latest. Now, you can use Drift for time-series analysis and forecasting.

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