How to Install Flume on Windows 10

Overview

Apache Flume is an open-source, reliable, and distributed service used to efficiently collect, aggregate, and move large amounts of data from various sources to a centralized data store. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Flume on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

• A Windows PC, running Windows 10 OS
• JDK 8 or higher installed on your system

Step-by-Step Guide

1. First, download the latest release of Apache Flume from the official website: https://flume.apache.org/download.html. You should download the latest stable version of Flume, which is currently 1.9.0.
2. Extract the downloaded .tar.gz file to a directory in your local machine.
3. Next, you need to set up the environment variables to use Flume. To do that, follow the below steps:
   • Open your system's Control Panel.
   • Navigate to System and Security > System > Advanced System Settings.
   • Click on the Environment Variables button.
   • Under System Variables, click on New and set the following:
     • Variable name: FLUME_HOME
     • Variable value: <path-to-flume-directory>\apache-flume-1.9.0-bin
   • Also, add <FLUME_HOME>\bin to your system PATH variable.
4. Flume is now set up on your system. To test Flume, open the command prompt and run the following command: flume-ng help. You should be able to see a list of available Flume commands displayed on the screen.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Flume on your Windows 10 machine! You can now use Flume to efficiently collect and move large amounts of data from various sources to a centralized data store.

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