I agree with Jeff on this topic.
Because usually user setup Spark env before using Livy, and Spark env
depends on cluster env like YARN/HDFS, and has many variants on
configuration that is not Livy's scope.
For dev purpose, we can include a guide to setup spark on local mode.

Jeff Zhang <zjf...@gmail.com> 于2022年11月21日周一 13:22写道:

> Here's the get started page, https://livy.apache.org/get-started/
> I suppose it is enough for new users.  But agree we need to update the
> README.md to include these contents.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 2:55 AM larry mccay <lmc...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> > Considering there is no download for anything older than 3.2.x on the
> > referred download page, we likely need some change to the README.md to
> > reflect a more modern version.
> > We also need more explicit instructions for installing Spark than just
> the
> > download. Whether we detail this or point to Spark docs that are
> sufficient
> > is certainly a consideration.
> >
> > At the end of the day, we are missing any sort of quick start guide for
> > devs to be able to successfully build and/or run tests.
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 19, 2022 at 6:23 PM larry mccay <larry.mc...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hey Folks -
> > >
> > > Our Livy README.md indicates the following:
> > >
> > > To run Livy, you will also need a Spark installation. You can get Spark
> > > releases at https://spark.apache.org/downloads.html.
> > >
> > > Livy requires Spark 2.4+. You can switch to a different version of
> Spark
> > > by setting the SPARK_HOME environment variable in the Livy server
> > > process, without needing to rebuild Livy.
> > >
> > > Do we have any variation on this setup at this point in the real world?
> > >
> > > What do your dev environments actually look like and how are you
> > > installing what versions of Spark as a dependency?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > --larry
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
> Best Regards
>
> Jeff Zhang
>

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