Container Setup¶
CrateDB is ideal for containerized environments, creating and scaling a cluster takes minutes and your valuable data is always in sync and available.
Quickstart¶
CrateDB and Docker are great matches thanks to CrateDB’s shared-nothing, horizontally scalable architecture that lends itself well to containerization.
In order to spin up a container using the most recent stable version of the official CrateDB Docker image, use:
docker run --publish=4200:4200 --publish=5432:5432 --env CRATE_HEAP_SIZE=1g --pull=always crate
Tip
If this command aborts with an error, please consult the Docker troubleshooting guide. You are also welcome to learn more about Resource constraints with respect to running CrateDB within containers.
Caution
This type of invoking CrateDB will get you up and running quickly.
Please note, by default, the CrateDB Docker container is ephemeral, so data will not be stored in a persistent manner. When stopping the container, all data will be lost.
When you are ready to start using CrateDB for data you care about, please consult the full guide to CrateDB and Docker in order to configure the Docker setup appropriately by using persistent disk volumes.
Advanced¶
This section demonstrates advanced container setup scenarios using Docker and Kubernetes.