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Installing IBM Streams Runner for Apache Beam

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IBM® Streams Runner for Apache Beam is installed by extracting the Streams Runner toolkit. You can extract the toolkit from your IBM Streams v4.3 or later installation or you can download a Streams Runner installation archive from an IBM Streaming Analytics service on IBM Cloud. Additional configuration steps are required, depending on which option you choose.

Before you start: Develop your application

Apache Beam applications can be developed without Streams Runner being installed. For information about developing your Beam application, see the Beam SDK for Java and its Java SDK Quickstart.

Choose your Streams environment

IBM Streams

Installing IBM® Streams Runner for Apache Beam from an installation of IBM Streams involves extracting the Streams Runner toolkit and configuring environment variables. For instructions, see Installing IBM Streams Runner for Apache Beam from an IBM Streams on-premises installation.

IBM Streaming Analytics service

Installing IBM® Streams Runner for Apache Beam from an IBM Streaming Analytics service on IBM Cloud involves downloading and extracting the Streams Runner toolkit, configuring environment variables, and creating a credentials file for your Streaming Analytics service. You don’t need to install IBM Streams to use Streams Runner. For instructions, see Installing IBM Streams Runner for Apache Beam from an IBM Streaming Analytics service on IBM Cloud.