Prerequisites

This tutorial requires the Aerospike Graph repository and two 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:
Terminal window
```
docker --version
```
You should see output similar to:
```
Docker version 24.0.0, build abc1234
```

Python

This tutorial uses Python to connect to AGS and execute Gremlin queries.

Install Python 3.10 or later.
After installation, verify Python is available:
Terminal window
```
python3 --version
```
You should see output similar to:
```
Python 3.11.5
```

This tutorial uses the Gremlin Python driver (gremlinpython) to communicate with AGS. You will install this library using pip in the next section.

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.