Last Updated: 5/8/2026

These instructions explain how to run Feldera on a single machine in a configuration suitable for demos, development, and testing. For production use, check out Feldera Enterprise.

Docker Quickstart

docker run --pull always -p 8080:8080 --tty --rm -it images.feldera.com/feldera/pipeline-manager:latest

Once you see the Feldera logo on your terminal, go ahead and open the Web Console at http://127.0.0.1:8080 and try out one of our pre-packaged demo pipelines.

Optional: Docker Compose Quickstart

We also make a Docker Compose file available. It’s useful if you want to use Feldera with auxiliary services included in the Docker Compose file like Redpanda, Prometheus and Grafana.

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/feldera/feldera/main/deploy/docker-compose.yml | \
docker compose -f - up

You can enable specific services from the Docker Compose file as follows:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/feldera/feldera/main/deploy/docker-compose.yml | \
docker compose -f - up pipeline-manager redpanda

Similar to the previous section, once you see the Feldera logo on your terminal, go ahead and open the Web Console at http://127.0.0.1:8080 and try out one of our pre-packaged demo pipelines.

Installing Docker

If you don’t already have Docker or Docker Compose installed, follow one of these steps first:

• On Mac OS, Windows, or Linux, install Docker Desktop . If you’re on Apple Silicon, we recommend enabling Rosetta  for x86/amd64 emulation.

• On Linux only, first install Docker Engine  and the Docker Compose plugin .

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  The plugin implements Docker Compose v2, invoked as docker compose. Feldera does not support the older Docker Compose v1, which was invoked with docker-compose (note the   versus - distinction).

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  Then, follow the instructions to manage Docker as a non-root user .

  :::tip

  If you only want root to manage Docker, you can prefix the docker compose command below with sudo.

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You also need curl and a web browser such as Chrome or Firefox.