Installing BanzaiDB

There are a number of ways to install BanzaiDB once you have RethinkDB and the RethinkDB python driver installed. See the following for instructions on the installation of RethinkDB and the RethinkDB python driver. We recommend installing the python driver with the protobuf library that uses a C++ backend. There is a script in the root of the BanzaiDB git repository that can achieve this task.

Option 1a (with root/admin):

$ pip install BanzaiDB

Option 1b (as a standard user):

$ pip install BanzaiDB --user

You’ll need to have git installed for the following alternative install options.

Option 2a (with root/admin & git):

$ cd ~/
$ git clone git://github.com/mscook/BanzaiDB.git
$ cd BanzaiDB
$ sudo python setup.py install

Option 2b (standard user & git) replacing INSTALL/HERE with appropriate:

$ cd ~/
$ git clone git://github.com/mscook/BanzaiDB.git
$ cd BanzaiDB
$ echo 'export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:~/INSTALL/HERE/lib/python2.7/site-packages' >> ~/.bashrc
$ echo 'export PATH=$PATH:~/INSTALL/HERE/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
$ source ~/.bashrc
$ python setup.py install --prefix=~/INSTALL/HERE/BanzaiDB/

If the install went correctly:

$ which BanzaiDB
/INSTALLED/HERE/bin/BanzaiDB
$ BanzaiDB -h

Please regularly check back to make sure you’re running the most recent BanzaiDB version. You can upgrade like this:

If installed using option 1x:

$ pip install --upgrade BanzaiDB
$ # or
$ pip install --upgrade BanzaiDB --user

If installed using option 2x:

$ cd ~/BanzaiDB
$ git pull
$ sudo python setup.py install
$ or
$ cd ~/BanzaiDB
$ git pull
$ echo 'export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:~/INSTALL/HERE/lib/python2.7/site-packages' >> ~/.bashrc
$ echo 'export PATH=$PATH:~/INSTALL/HERE/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
$ source ~/.bashrc
$ python setup.py install --prefix=~/INSTALL/HERE/BanzaiDB/