How to deploy Apache Druid on AWS EC2 Instance

An easy way to deploy Apache Druid on EC2 in order to load data from any source .

Introduction

Currently, real-time analysis plays a large role and is a symbol of competitiveness in the technology sector due to the fact the amount of data grows exponentially and the same way the great variety of tools, for this reason, I want to show you how we can use one of them call Apache Druid and how you can deploy it on EC2 instances as easy as a fast way.

Apache Druid

Druid is a high-performance real-time analytics database. Druid’s main value add is to reduce time to insight and action.

Druid is designed for workflows where fast queries and ingest really matter. Druid excels at powering UIs, running operational (ad-hoc) queries, or handling high concurrency. Consider Druid as an open-source alternative to data warehouses for a variety of use cases. The design documentation explains the key concepts.

Step by step for deploying:

1. Go to the AWS EC2 console
2. Create a new EC2 instance
3. Install Apache Druid
4. Run & Open Druid on your browser

Here we go!