Deploying EdgeDB to a Bare Metal Server​

Install the EdgeDB Package​

The steps for installing the EdgeDB package will be slightly different depending on your Linux distribution. Once you have the package installed you can jump to Enable a systemd unit.

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curl https://packages.edgedb.com/keys/edgedb.asc \
  | sudo apt-key add -

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echo deb https://packages.edgedb.com/apt $(lsb_release -cs) main \
  | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/edgedb.list

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install edgedb-1

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sudo curl -fL https://packages.edgedb.com/rpm/edgedb-rhel.repo \
  > /etc/yum.repos.d/edgedb.repo

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sudo yum install edgedb-1

Enable a systemd unit​

The EdgeDB package comes bundled with a systemd unit that is disabled by default. You can start the server by enabling the unit.

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sudo systemctl enable --now edgedb-server-1

This will start the server on port 5656, and the data directory will be /var/lib/edgedb/1/data. You can edit the unit to specify server arguments via the environment. The variables are largely the same as those documented for Docker.

Upgrading EdgeDB​

When you want to upgrade to the newest point release upgrade the package and restart the edgedb-server-1 unit.

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade edgedb-1

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sudo systemctl restart edgedb-server-1

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sudo yum update edgedb-1

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sudo systemctl restart edgedb-server-1