eventstore Installation Guide Installation Guide

eventstore is a free and open-source event sourcing database. EventStore is designed for event sourcing with built-in projections and subscriptions, serving as a specialized database for event-driven architectures

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores recommended

RAM: 4GB minimum (8GB+ recommended)

Storage: 10GB+ for events

Network: HTTP and TCP

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 2113 (default eventstore port)

Port 1113 for TCP

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 eventstore
sudo dnf install -y eventstore

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=2113/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
eventstore --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install eventstore
sudo apt install -y eventstore

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

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 2113

# Verify installation
eventstore --version

bash

# Install eventstore
sudo pacman -S eventstore

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

# Verify installation
eventstore --version

bash

# Install eventstore
apk add --no-cache eventstore

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

# Verify installation
eventstore --version

bash

# Install eventstore
sudo zypper install -y eventstore

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=2113/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
eventstore --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install eventstore

# Start service
brew services start eventstore

# Verify installation
eventstore --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install eventstore

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

# Start service
service eventstore start

# Verify installation
eventstore --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install eventstore

# Or using Scoop
scoop install eventstore

# Verify installation
eventstore --version

bash

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

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

# Test configuration
eventstore --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable eventstore

# Start service
sudo systemctl start eventstore

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop eventstore

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart eventstore

# Check status
sudo systemctl status eventstore

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u eventstore -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add eventstore default

# Start service
rc-service eventstore start

# Stop service
rc-service eventstore stop

# Restart service
rc-service eventstore restart

# Check status
rc-service eventstore status

bash

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

# Start service
service eventstore start

# Stop service
service eventstore stop

# Restart service
service eventstore restart

# Check status
service eventstore status

bash

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

# Check status
brew services list | grep eventstore

powershell

# Start service
net start eventstore

# Stop service
net stop eventstore

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

# Check status
Get-Service eventstore

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream eventstore_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:2113;
}

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

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

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

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://eventstore_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 eventstore.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://eventstore.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName eventstore.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/eventstore.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/eventstore.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:2113/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:2113/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend eventstore_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/eventstore.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend eventstore_backend

backend eventstore_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server eventstore1 127.0.0.1:2113 check

bash

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=2113/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 eventstore

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u eventstore -f

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

bash

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

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

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

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop eventstore

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

# Start service
sudo systemctl start eventstore

1. Service won't start:

bash

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

# Check configuration
eventstore --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/eventstore

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 2113

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 2113

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

3. Performance issues:

bash

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

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

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 2113

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  eventstore:
    image: eventstore:latest
    ports:
      - "2113:2113"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/eventstore
      - ./data:/var/lib/eventstore
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

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

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

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu eventstore

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade eventstore

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update eventstore

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade eventstore

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

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart eventstore

Regular Maintenance

bash

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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