As resident new guy at Gravwell something struck me right away. So many barriers to entry are removed by good software: ease of install, straightforward data ingest configuration, powerful UI. First in the series of quick HOWTOs, I present to you installing Gravwell
You can follow along at https://dev.gravwell.io/docs/#!quickstart/quickstart.md where this entire process and more is thoroughly documented. I've started with some basic default installs of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and CentOS 7 in a virtual environment.
I love http://asciinema.org for these kinds of HOWTOs, you can copy out of the player direct or from our quickstart guide.
CentOS 7 Install [Start to Finish]
The process is simple and breaks down into the following steps:
And that's really it. Gravwell is ready for your data and to empower you on your analytical journey. It's as easy as signing up for a trial and giving it a try.
To drive the point home here is a video of the entire process. Start to finish, under 2 minutes (and that's with package download time!)
Thanks for watching! In Part 2 we'll setup some ingesters and talk architecture.
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Until next time!