Tutorial: How to Install RudderStack on Ubuntu Server Latest

RudderStack is a modern data infrastructure tool that enables users to collect, integrate, and route event data from various sources to different destinations. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install RudderStack on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have:

• Ubuntu Server Latest installed on your machine
• sudo privileges
• An active internet connection

Step 1: Installing Docker and Docker-compose

To install RudderStack on Ubuntu, you need to have Docker and Docker-compose installed on your machine. If you already have them installed, you can skip this step. If not, follow the instructions below:

Installing Docker:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg-agent software-properties-common -y
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io -y

Once you have installed Docker, verify that it is installed correctly by running:

sudo docker --version

Installing Docker-compose:

sudo apt-get install docker-compose -y

Verify that Docker-compose is installed correctly by running:

sudo docker-compose --version

Step 2: Installing and Configuring RudderStack

To install and configure RudderStack, follow the instructions below:

1. Clone RudderStack's official repository using Git:

git clone https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-server.git rudder

2. Change to the RudderStack directory that you have cloned:

cd rudder

3. Edit RudderStack's configuration file:

nano rudder/config.yml

# This file contains configuration section for RudderServer

# The Port used by RudderServer to listen for incoming HTTP requests
port: ":8080"

# The authentication configuration
auth:
  # Whether to enable authentication. Authenticated users will be allowed to access
  # the API and permissions API endpoints.
  enable: true

  # The API key to be used for authentication by clients making API requests. It should
  # be set to a random value to prevent unauthorized access
  #
  # The apiKey value can a string of more than 20 characters, with any type of characters.
  apiKey: "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiaWF0IjoxNTE2MjM5MDIyfQ.SflKxwRJSMeKKF2QT4fwpMeJf36POk6yJV_adQssw5"
  clientAuthConfig:
    # the percentage of the apiKey rate limit that will be dedicated to the rudder server
    #
    # The value should be a positive integer or 0 if apiKey auth should not be used
    rateLimit: 100
    # the time window (in seconds) to apply the apiKey rate limit
    rateLimitWindow: 3600
    # Telemetry Metrics
    # the number of concurrent clients connected. 
    # The telemetry API will send it every second
    enableTelemetry: true

Update apiKey with a secure and random string of 20+ characters. Save and exit the file.

4. Copy the docker-compose.yml file to start up RudderStack:

cp docker-compose.sample.yml docker-compose.yml

5. Start RudderStack by running:

sudo docker-compose up --build

6. Verify that RudderStack is running by visiting http://localhost:8080 in your browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install and configure RudderStack on Ubuntu Server Latest. Now, you can use RudderStack to collect data from different sources and send it to different destinations using its user-friendly interface.

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