OrientDB for Java Developers in Five Minutes
If you are a Java Developer and it's the first time you approach OrientDB, then you are in the right place!
Ready? Let's start!
Prerequisites
To run OrientDB you will need a Java SDK installed on your machine. OrientDB runs with Java from Version 8 to 11.
Step 1/5 - Download and Install
Download OrientDB from the following URL:
Unzip it on your FileSystem and open a shell in the directory.
Now type
cd orientdb-3.2.0
cd bin
(change the first cd with the exact version you downloaded)
and then, if you are on Linux/OSX, you can start the server with
./server.sh
if you are on Windows, start the server with
server.bat
You will see OrientDB starting
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2017-08-14 14:11:12:824 INFO Loading configuration from: /Users/luigidellaquila/temp/orient/orientdb-community-3.0.0m2/config/orientdb-server-config.xml... [OServerConfigurationLoaderXml]
2017-08-14 14:11:12:932 INFO OrientDB Server v3.0.0 (build 4abea780acc12595bad8cbdcc61ff96980725c3b) is starting up... [OServer]
2017-08-14 14:11:12:951 INFO OrientDB auto-config DISKCACHE=12.373MB (heap=1.963MB direct=524.288MB os=16.384MB) [orientechnologies]
2017-08-14 14:11:12:994 INFO Databases directory: /Users/luigidellaquila/temp/orient/orientdb-community-3.0.0m2/databases [OServer]
2017-08-14 14:11:13:017 INFO Creating the system database 'OSystem' for current server [OSystemDatabase]
2017-08-14 14:11:14:457 INFO Listening binary connections on 0.0.0.0:2424 (protocol v.37, socket=default) [OServerNetworkListener]
2017-08-14 14:11:14:459 INFO Listening http connections on 0.0.0.0:2480 (protocol v.10, socket=default) [OServerNetworkListener]
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| WARNING: FIRST RUN CONFIGURATION |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| This is the first time the server is running. Please type a |
| password of your choice for the 'root' user or leave it blank |
| to auto-generate it. |
| |
| To avoid this message set the environment variable or JVM |
| setting ORIENTDB_ROOT_PASSWORD to the root password to use. |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
Root password [BLANK=auto generate it]: *
The first time you start the server, you will be asked to enter a root password (twice). You can choose the password you prefer, just make sure to remember it, you will need it alter.
Now you are ready for the Next Step - Create a Database >>>