Chapter 2
Installation, Configuration, and Deployment
Launching Tarantool into a production environment is an exercise in architectural nuance, where each deployment choice has profound implications for scalability, stability, and maintainability. This chapter guides advanced practitioners through the complete lifecycle: from taming cross-platform installation quirks and capturing the intricacies of configuration, to mastering automated deployment pipelines and troubleshooting at scale. By taking you far beyond simple 'getting started' guides, it delivers the deep insights and practical strategies necessary for flawless Tarantool operations in even the most demanding environments.
2.1 Installation Strategies Across Platforms
Tarantool's flexible architecture necessitates a variety of installation methods tailored to the diverse environments across which it is deployed. This section explores official and custom installation approaches on Linux, macOS, and Windows, delving into package manager utilization, source builds, and containerized deployments. Furthermore, it highlights environment-specific optimizations and common pitfalls to ensure foundational stability upon which advanced configurations can be built.
Linux Installation
Linux remains the primary deployment environment for Tarantool, with official binaries and packages supported for major distributions such as Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, and Fedora. The preferred installation method on Debian-based systems involves using apt with the official Tarantool repository:
sudo apt-get install -y curl gnupg apt-transport-https curl -L https://tarantool.io/repo/pgp | sudo apt-key add - echo "deb https://tarantool.io/repo/ubuntu/ bionic main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tarantool.list sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y tarantool For RPM-based distributions, the analogous approach utilizes the DNF or YUM package managers:
sudo dnf install -y dnf-plugins-core sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo=https://tarantool.io/repo/centos/8/x86_64/tarantool.repo sudo dnf install -y tarantool These methods leverage pre-built binaries optimized for each platform, simplifying upgrades and dependency management. Nonetheless, in production environments where customization is essential-such as integrating with specialized Lua modules or custom storage engines-building from source is preferred.
The source build process requires a standard set of development tools and dependencies:
sudo apt-get install -y cmake gcc g++ libreadline-dev libssl-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev sudo apt-get install -y libsnappy-dev zlib1g-dev wget https://www.tarantool.io/download/tarantool-2.10.1.tar.gz tar -xzf tarantool-2.10.1.tar.gz cd tarantool-2.10.1 ...
