nifi Installation Guide Installation Guide

nifi is a free and open-source data flow automation. NiFi provides easy-to-use data flow automation and management

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 8GB minimum

Storage: 20GB for repos

Network: HTTP/HTTPS

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 8080 (default nifi port)

Cluster on various

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install nifi
sudo dnf install -y nifi

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now nifi

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8080/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
nifi --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install nifi
sudo apt install -y nifi

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now nifi

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 8080

# Verify installation
nifi --version

bash

# Install nifi
sudo pacman -S nifi

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now nifi

# Verify installation
nifi --version

bash

# Install nifi
apk add --no-cache nifi

# Enable and start service
rc-update add nifi default
rc-service nifi start

# Verify installation
nifi --version

bash

# Install nifi
sudo zypper install -y nifi

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now nifi

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8080/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
nifi --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install nifi

# Start service
brew services start nifi

# Verify installation
nifi --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install nifi

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'nifi_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service nifi start

# Verify installation
nifi --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install nifi

# Or using Scoop
scoop install nifi

# Verify installation
nifi --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/nifi

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
nifi --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable nifi

# Start service
sudo systemctl start nifi

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop nifi

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart nifi

# Check status
sudo systemctl status nifi

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u nifi -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add nifi default

# Start service
rc-service nifi start

# Stop service
rc-service nifi stop

# Restart service
rc-service nifi restart

# Check status
rc-service nifi status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'nifi_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service nifi start

# Stop service
service nifi stop

# Restart service
service nifi restart

# Check status
service nifi status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start nifi
brew services stop nifi
brew services restart nifi

# Check status
brew services list | grep nifi

powershell

# Start service
net start nifi

# Stop service
net stop nifi

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service nifi
Stop-Service nifi
Restart-Service nifi

# Check status
Get-Service nifi

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream nifi_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:8080;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name nifi.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name nifi.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/nifi.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/nifi.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://nifi_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName nifi.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://nifi.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName nifi.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/nifi.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/nifi.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:8080/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:8080/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend nifi_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/nifi.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend nifi_backend

backend nifi_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server nifi1 127.0.0.1:8080 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R nifi:nifi /etc/nifi
sudo chmod 750 /etc/nifi

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8080/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status nifi

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u nifi -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep nifi)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/nifi"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/nifi-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/nifi /var/lib/nifi

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/nifi-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop nifi

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/nifi/nifi-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start nifi

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u nifi -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/nifi/nifi.log

# Check configuration
nifi --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/nifi

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 8080

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 8080

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep nifi)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep nifi)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 8080

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  nifi:
    image: nifi:latest
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/nifi
      - ./data:/var/lib/nifi
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update nifi

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade nifi

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu nifi

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade nifi

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update nifi

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade nifi

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/nifi-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/nifi

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart nifi

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/nifi

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/nifi -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/nifi

Official Documentation: https://docs.nifi.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/nifi/nifi

Community Forum: https://forum.nifi.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.nifi.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources