Prerequisites

This tutorial requires the Aerospike Graph repository and three dependencies. Before proceeding, install the following:

Required

Docker

Docker runs the Aerospike Graph Service and Aerospike Database layers in pre-configured containers. Download and install Docker Desktop from the Docker website.

After installation, verify Docker is running:

docker --version

You should see output similar to:

Docker version 24.0.0, build abc1234

Java

This tutorial uses Java to connect to AGS and execute Gremlin queries. Install Java SE 17.

After installation, verify Java is available:

java -version

You should see output similar to:

java version "17.0.2" 2022-01-18 LTS
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 17.0.2+8-LTS-86)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 17.0.2+8-LTS-86, mixed mode, sharing)

Maven

This tutorial uses Maven to manage dependencies and build the project. Install Maven from maven.apache.org.

After installation, verify Maven is available:

mvn -version

You should see output similar to:

Apache Maven 3.9.0 (9b58d2bad23a66be161c4664ef21ce219c2c8584)
Maven home: /usr/local/Cellar/maven/3.9.0/libexec
Java version: 17.0.2, vendor: Oracle Corporation

Optional

Git

While not strictly required, Git makes it easier to clone the repository. If you do not have Git installed, you can download the repository as a ZIP file from GitHub instead.

Install Git from git-scm.com.