Installing JanusGraph on macOS, Windows, and Linux

Installing JanusGraph on macOS, Windows, and Linux

Installing JanusGraph on macOS, Windows, and Linux

Introduction

JanusGraph is a highly scalable graph database optimized for storing and querying large graphs. This guide provides step-by-step instructions to install JanusGraph on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Prerequisites

  • Java 8 or higher installed
  • Apache Maven installed (optional, for building from source)

Installation on macOS / Linux 

  1. Download JanusGraph:
    curl -O https://github.com/JanusGraph/janusgraph/releases/download/v0.6.2/janusgraph-0.6.2.zip

  2. Extract the Archive:
    unzip janusgraph-0.6.2.zip
    cd janusgraph-0.6.2

  3. Run JanusGraph:
    bin/janusgraph.sh start

  4. Access the Gremlin Console:
    bin/gremlin.sh

Conclusion

You have now installed JanusGraph on macOS and Linux. To start using it, access the Gremlin Console and begin creating and querying your graph data. For more advanced configurations and integrations, refer to the JanusGraph documentation.