Completing the preinstallation steps for Linux

Learn about how to complete the preinstallation steps to install Analytics Content Hub on Linux®.

1. Create a non-root user for the Analytics Content Hub installation.
2. Edit the limits.conf file by using the sudo vi command, for example:

   sudo vi /etc/security/limits.conf

3. Add the following properties and save the file:

   soft nofile 65536
   * hard nofile 65536
   * soft nproc 8192
   * hard nproc 8192
   * soft memlock unlimited
   * hard memlock unlimited

4. Edit the sysctl.conf file by using the sudo vi command, for example:

   sudo vi /etc/sysctl.conf

5. Add the following lines and save the file:

   #Added for Elasticsearch
   vm.max_map_count=262144

6. Restart the server by entering the sudo reboot command.