RudderStack Open Source
Overview of how to set up the open source RudderStack in your development environment.
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Overview of how to set up the open source RudderStack in your development environment.
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Follow the guides in this section if you want to set up RudderStack in your preferred development environment.
The is written in Go, with a simple React.js UI to manage your sources, destinations, and the connections between them.
Installing and setting up open source RudderStack involves the following steps:
Setting up the control plane to manage your source and destination configurations.
Setting up the data plane(backend) for RudderStack to track, process, and route the events.
Sending test events to verify your RudderStack installation.
Signing up for is the easiest way to set up and manage your data pipelines. The web app is only used for source/destination configuration and does not have access to your data. It also provides a feature for debugging purposes, only for a limited time.
RudderStack does not persist any of your data.
However, if you do not wish to sign up for RudderStack and want to self-host the source/destination configurations, you can use the open source utility. To set up the RudderStack server (backend) in your own environment, follow the steps listed in the guide.
For routing and processing the events to the RudderStack backend, a data plane URL is required.
An open source RudderStack data plane URL typically looks like http:localhost:8080, where 8080 is the port where your RudderStack data plane is hosted.
The control plane set up using Control Plane Lite does not have features like and .
Refer to the guide for more information the RudderStack data plane.
If you're using open source RudderStack, you are required to set up your own data plane by in your preferred environment.
For more information on any of the sections covered in this guide, you can or start a conversation in our community.