mlflow Installation Guide Installation Guide

mlflow is a free and open-source ML lifecycle. MLflow provides open source platform for ML lifecycle

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 4GB minimum

Storage: 20GB for artifacts

Network: HTTP/REST

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 5000 (default mlflow port)

None

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 mlflow
sudo dnf install -y mlflow

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=5000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
mlflow --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install mlflow
sudo apt install -y mlflow

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

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 5000

# Verify installation
mlflow --version

bash

# Install mlflow
sudo pacman -S mlflow

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

# Verify installation
mlflow --version

bash

# Install mlflow
apk add --no-cache mlflow

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

# Verify installation
mlflow --version

bash

# Install mlflow
sudo zypper install -y mlflow

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=5000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
mlflow --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install mlflow

# Start service
brew services start mlflow

# Verify installation
mlflow --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install mlflow

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

# Start service
service mlflow start

# Verify installation
mlflow --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install mlflow

# Or using Scoop
scoop install mlflow

# Verify installation
mlflow --version

bash

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

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

# Test configuration
mlflow --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable mlflow

# Start service
sudo systemctl start mlflow

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop mlflow

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart mlflow

# Check status
sudo systemctl status mlflow

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u mlflow -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add mlflow default

# Start service
rc-service mlflow start

# Stop service
rc-service mlflow stop

# Restart service
rc-service mlflow restart

# Check status
rc-service mlflow status

bash

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

# Start service
service mlflow start

# Stop service
service mlflow stop

# Restart service
service mlflow restart

# Check status
service mlflow status

bash

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

# Check status
brew services list | grep mlflow

powershell

# Start service
net start mlflow

# Stop service
net stop mlflow

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

# Check status
Get-Service mlflow

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream mlflow_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:5000;
}

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

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

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

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://mlflow_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 mlflow.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://mlflow.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName mlflow.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/mlflow.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/mlflow.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:5000/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:5000/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend mlflow_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/mlflow.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend mlflow_backend

backend mlflow_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server mlflow1 127.0.0.1:5000 check

bash

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=5000/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 mlflow

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u mlflow -f

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

bash

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

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

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

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop mlflow

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

# Start service
sudo systemctl start mlflow

1. Service won't start:

bash

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

# Check configuration
mlflow --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/mlflow

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 5000

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 5000

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

3. Performance issues:

bash

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

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

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 5000

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  mlflow:
    image: mlflow:latest
    ports:
      - "5000:5000"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/mlflow
      - ./data:/var/lib/mlflow
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

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

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

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu mlflow

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade mlflow

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update mlflow

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade mlflow

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

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart mlflow

Regular Maintenance

bash

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.mlflow.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

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