The MemSQL cluster-in-a-box image contains two nodes: A master aggregator node that runs SQL queries and aggregates the results, and a single leaf node, which is responsible for storing and processing data. These two nodes form the most basic MemSQL cluster.

Start the Container

1. Export your license key into an environment variable named LICENSE_KEY. If your license key is not shown in the code block below, you can copy it from the MemSQL Customer Portal.

   Linux/macOS

   export LICENSE_KEY=[YOUR LICENSE KEY]
   

   export ROOT_PASSWORD=[YOUR ROOT PASSWORD]
   

   Windows

   $env:LICENSE_KEY = "[YOUR LICENSE KEY]"
   

   $env:ROOT_PASSWORD = "[YOUR ROOT PASSWORD]"
   

2. Initialize the cluster using docker run. Note: If you want to preserve data across an upgrade of the Docker container, put -v memsql-ciab-data:/var/lib/memsql before memsql/cluster-in-a-box in the command below.

   Linux/macOS

   docker run -i --init \
       --name memsql-ciab \
       -e LICENSE_KEY=$LICENSE_KEY \
       -e ROOT_PASSWORD=$ROOT_PASSWORD \
       -p 3306:3306 -p 8080:8080 \
       memsql/cluster-in-a-box
   

   Windows

   docker run -i --init `
       --name memsql-ciab `
       -e LICENSE_KEY=$env:LICENSE_KEY `
       -e ROOT_PASSWORD=$env:ROOT_PASSWORD `
       -p 3306:3306 -p 8080:8080 `
       memsql/cluster-in-a-box
   

   If initialization fails, you will need to remove the container before retrying.

   docker rm memsql-ciab
   

3. Start the container.

   docker start memsql-ciab
   

Now that you have MemSQL up and running, learn how to connect to your cluster in the next step.

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