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To learn about Dgraph and the components, you can install and run Dgraph cluster on a single host using Docker, Docker Compose, or Dgraph command line.
  • Docker
  • Dgraph Command Line
  • Docker Compose
Dgraph cluster can be setup running as containers on a single host.

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Before you begin

Ensure that you have installed:

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Launch a Dgraph standalone cluster using Docker

  1. Select a name <CONTAINER_NAME> for you Docker container and create a directory <GRAPH_DATA_PATH> that for Dgraph data on your local file system.
  2. Run a container with the dgraph/standalone image: 
       docker run --name <CONTAINER_NAME> -d -p "8080:8080" -p "9080:9080" -v <DGRAPH_DATA_PATH>:/dgraph dgraph/standalone:latest
  3. Optionally launch Ratel using the dgraph/ratel docker image: 
    docker run --name ratel  -d -p "8000:8000"  dgraph/ratel:latest
    You can now use Ratel UI on your browser at localhost:8000 and connect to you Dgraph cluster at localhost:8080

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Setup a Dgraph cluster on a single host using Docker

  1. Get the <IP_ADDRESS> of the host using: 
       ip addr  # On Arch Linux
   ifconfig # On Ubuntu/Mac
  2. Pull the latest Dgraph image using docker: 
       docker pull dgraph/dgraph:latest
  3. Verify that the image is downloaded: 
       docker images
  4. Create a <DGRAPH_NETWORK> using: 
       docker network create <DGRAPH_NETWORK>
  5. Create a directory <ZERO_DATA>to store data for Dgraph Zero and run the container: 
    mkdir ~/<ZERO> # Or any other directory where data should be stored.

docker run -it -p 5080:5080 --network <DGRAPH_NETWORK> -p 6080:6080 -v ~/<ZERO_DATA>:/dgraph dgraph/dgraph:latest dgraph zero --my=<IP_ADDRESS>:5080
  6. Create a directory <ALPHA_DATA_1> to store for Dgraph Alpha and run the container: 
    mkdir ~/<ALPHA_DATA_1> # Or any other directory where data should be stored.

docker run -it -p 7080:7080 --network <DGRAPH_NETWORK> -p 8080:8080 -p 9080:9080 -v ~/<ALPHA_DATA_1>:/dgraph dgraph/dgraph:latest dgraph alpha --zero=<IP_ADDRESS>:5080 --my=<IP_ADDRESS>:7080
  7. Create a directory <ALPHA_DATA_2> to store for the second Dgraph Alpha and run the container: 
    mkdir ~/<ALPHA_DATA_2> # Or any other directory where data should be stored.

docker run -it -p 7081:7081 --network <DGRAPH_NETWORK> -p 8081:8081 -p 9081:9081 -v ~/<ALPHA_DATA_2>:/dgraph dgraph/dgraph:latest dgraph alpha --zero=<IP_ADDRESS>:5080 --my=<IP_ADDRESS>:7081  -o=1
    To override the default ports for the second Alpha use -o.
  8. Connect the Dgraph cluster that are running using https://play.dgraph.io/. For information about connecting, see Ratel UI.