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-# Installation
-
-## 1. Install and configure dependencies
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-To run Ylem, the following dependencies must be first installed and configured.
+# Installation
-### Docker 4
+## Install Docker 4
If you don't yet have Docker 4 installed, [install](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/) it from their official website for your OS.
-### Apache Kafka
-
-Ylem uses Apache Kafka to process pipelines and tasks. [Install](https://kafka.apache.org/) it from their official website or skip this step if you already have it installed.
-
-We also recommend that you install the Apache Kafka GUI software to manage its topics and subscriptions.
-
-## 2. Create Kafka topics
-
-To be able to work correctly, Ylem requires the following Apache Kafka topics to be created:
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-* task_runs
-* task_runs_load_balanced
-* task_run_results
-* query_task_run_results
-* notification_task_run_results
-
-## 3. (Optional) Configure environment variables in .env files
-
-Some particular integrations might require extra steps and using `.env` files. Configure them if you need to.
-
-The list of such integrations and more information about them is in [our documentation](https://docs.ylem.co/open-source-edition/configuring-integrations-with-.env-variables).
+## Install Ylem
-## 4. Install from pre-build containers
+### Option 1. Install from pre-build containers
-The best way to install Ylem is to clone the repository https://github.com/ylem-co/ylem-installer and run `docker compose up` or `docker compose up -d` from it. It will install Ylem from the latest version of pre-build containers stored on Docker Hub.
+The best way to install Ylem is to clone the repository https://github.com/ylem-co/ylem-installer and follow the installation instructions from it. It will install Ylem from the latest version of pre-build containers stored on Docker Hub.
-Ylem is available at http://localhost:7331/
+Ylem will be available at http://localhost:7331/
-## Or build and install from the source
+### Option 2. Build and install from the source
If you want to compile Ylem from the source, run `docker compose up` or `docker compose up -d` from this repository. It will compile the code and run all the necessary containers.
@@ -65,7 +45,7 @@ Ylem is available at http://127.0.0.1:7330/
:warning: Please pay attention. Compiling from the source might take some time and will keep the resources of your machine busy.
-### To rebuild a particular container
+#### To rebuild a particular container
If you want to rebuild a particular container from a source locally, run the following:
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docker compose build --no-cache ylem_users
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+# Using your own Apache Kafka cluster
+
+Ylem uses Apache Kafka to exchange messages for processing pipelines and tasks. By default Ylem already comes with the pre-configured Apache Kafka container, however, you might already have an Apache Kafka cluster in your infrastructure and might want to reuse it.
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+In this case, you need to take the steps described [here in our documentation](https://docs.ylem.co/open-source-edition/usage-of-apache-kafka).
+
+# Configuring environment variables in .env files
+
+Some particular integrations might require extra steps and using `.env` files. Configure them if you need to.
+
+The list of such integrations and more information about them is in [our documentation](https://docs.ylem.co/open-source-edition/configuring-integrations-with-.env-variables).
+
# Folder structure in this repository
Ylem is a set of microservices. Each microservice is represented by one or more containers in the same network and communicates with each other via the API.