How to Install RapidMiner Server on CentOS Linux (also loosely applies to Fedora and RHEL)

KostasBonikos

Also loosely applies to Fedora 26/25/24/23, CentOS 7.3/6.9/5.11, Red Hat (RHEL) 7.3/6.9/5.11

0 download and install the latest CentOS distro

1. Download Sun/Oracle Java JDK/JRE 8u131 32-bit/64-bit RPM packages
Download Sun/Oracle Java 8u131 from here www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html.
Select the rpm package (jdk-8u131-linux-i586.rpm, jdk-8u131-linux-x64.rpm, jre-8u131-linux-i586.rpm or jre-8u131-linux-x64.rpm).

2. Change to root user: su root (sudo -i OR su - OR sudo su)

3. Install Java JDK 64-bit
rpm -Uvh /path/to/binary/jdk-8u131-linux-x64.rpm
rpm -Uvh /home/kostas/Downloads/jdk-8u131-linux-x64.rpm
OR sudo yum localinstall jdk-8u131-linux-x64.rpm

4. sudo alternatives --config java
Choose the number that represents the Oracle Java we just installed
check that version by: java -version

5. Set the Java HOME environment
sudo sh -c "echo export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_131/ >> /etc/environment"
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_131/bin:/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_131/
or for your user only: export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_131/
to check type: cat /etc/environment

6. Install RM Server by navigating to the rapidminer-server-installer-7.5.3 directory and type:
bash rapidminer-server-installer to execute rapidminer-server-installer.sh

7. To start RM go to /usr/..../<RMserver>/bin and run the standalone.sh as root
bash standalone.sh

8. to manage RM server http://localhost.localdomain:8080
admin: changeit (or the password you have set up)

*. If you have trouble accessing the database or the server from Studio, you can manage the [CentOS] firewall:
Disable firewall in CentOS or RHEL:
systemctl status firewalld
systemctl stop firewalld
systemctl disable firewalld