Arpad Happy to feedback on the whole experience once I have it up and running. Might be simpler overall.
But the non-brew install instructions say ‘...simply extract the archive to the location that you wish to run the application from.’ That doesn’t address the Java dependency, so anyone following the instruction that doesn’t have java installed and working will have a problem Feargal Feargal Hogan m: +44 7745 817086 | e: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On 25 Jul 2019, at 12:27, Arpad Boda <[email protected]> wrote: > > Could you be a bit more specific on "not very clear"? > Your feedback on documentation is appreciated. > > > On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 1:08 PM Feargal Hogan <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Aldrin > > Thanks > > https://nifi.apache.org/docs.html <https://nifi.apache.org/docs.html> > > "Downloading and Installing NiFi” and subsequent sections > > BTW, IMHO the non-brew install instructions for Mac/Linux are also not very > clear > > Feargal > > > > Feargal Hogan > m: +44 7745 817086 | e: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > >> On 25 Jul 2019, at 12:04, Aldrin Piri <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Hi Feargal, >> >> The brew installation process doesn’t need any direct interactions with the >> installation. Once installed, you can use the typical start/stop/status >> commands as Arpad showed from anywhere on your file system unless you need >> to change configurations. Could you please let us know which doc you are >> using so we can clarify that language? >> >> -aldrin >> >> On Jul 25, 2019, at 06:04, Arpad Boda <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> Q1: "nifi status" command displays it: >>> ➜ build git:(MINIFICPP-986) ✗ nifi status >>> >>> Java home: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_181.jdk/Contents/Home >>> NiFi home: /usr/local/Cellar/nifi/1.9.2/libexec >>> >>> >>> Q2: nope >>> Q4: NiFi works as a webserver to provide the Flow design UI, you don't need >>> Apache webserver integration. >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 11:30 AM Feargal Hogan <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> Hi >>> I have installed Nifi on my MacBookPro using brew, as per the documentation. >>> >>> The doc then says ‘… use a Terminal window to navigate to the directory >>> where NiFi was installed …' >>> >>> Q1: How do I find where brew installed nifi? >>> >>> Q2: Is there a dependency on an apache webserver to run nifi? >>> Q3: If so, is that dependency fulfilled or even tested during the brew >>> install of nifi? >>> Q4: If yes to #2, how do I integrate nifi with the apache webserver ? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Feargal >>> >
