Gearman is a popular job server that enables parallel processing of tasks over multiple computers. It is widely used in web application development, with a variety of programming languages supported. In this tutorial, we will install Gearman on Void Linux.
Before you proceed with the installation of Gearman, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
sudo xbps-install -Syu
You can install Gearman on Void Linux using the following steps:
To install Gearman dependencies on Void Linux, use the following command:
sudo xbps-install libevent-devel libuuid-devel libtool libatomic_ops-devel libgearman-devel
Download the latest Gearman package from the official website using the following command:
wget https://github.com/gearman/gearmand/releases/download/1.1.19/gearmand-1.1.19.tar.gz
After downloading the Gearman package, you need to extract its contents using the following command:
tar xzf gearmand-1.1.19.tar.gz
After extracting the package, change your current directory to the extracted directory and run the following command to compile and install Gearman:
cd gearmand-1.1.19
./configure
make
sudo make install
After installing Gearman, you need to configure it to run on your server. Gearman comes with a sample configuration file located at /usr/local/etc/gearmand.conf, which you can use as a template.
You can start Gearman by running the following command:
sudo gearmand -d -p 4730
In the above command, the -d switch tells Gearman to run in the background, and the -p specifies the port number to bind.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Gearman on Void Linux. You can now experiment with Gearman to explore its capabilities and use it to parallelize your tasks.
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