How to build and run Apache Drill
Prerequisites
Currently, the Apache Drill build process is known to work on Linux, Windows and OSX. To build, you need to have the following software installed on your system to successfully complete a build. * Java 8 * Maven 3.3.3 or greater
Confirm settings
# java -version
java version "1.8.0_161"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_161-b12)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.161-b12, mixed mode)
# mvn --version
Apache Maven 3.3.3
Checkout
git clone https://github.com/apache/drill.git
Build
cd drill
mvn clean install
Explode tarball in installation directory
mkdir /opt/drill
tar xvzf distribution/target/*.tar.gz --strip=1 -C /opt/drill
Start SQLLine (which starts Drill in embedded mode)
cd /opt/drill
bin/sqlline -u jdbc:drill:zk=local -n admin -p admin
Run a query
SELECT
employee_id,
first_name
FROM cp.`employee.json`;
More information
For more information including how to run a Apache Drill cluster, visit the Apache Drill Documentation