How to install and start NiFi Registry
Linux/Unix/OS X
Decompress and untar into desired installation directory
Make any desired edits in files found under <installdir>/conf
From the <installdir>/bin directory, execute the following commands by typing ./nifi-registry.sh <command>:
start: starts NiFi Registry in the background
stop: stops NiFi Registry that is running in the background
status: provides the current status of NiFi Registry
run: runs NiFi Registry in the foreground and waits for a Ctrl-C to initiate shutdown of NiFi Registry
install: installs NiFi Registry as a service that can then be controlled via
service nifi-registry start
service nifi-regsitry stop
service nifi-registry status
When NiFi Registry first starts up, the following files and directories are created:
flow_storage directory
database directory
work directory
logs directory
run directory
See the System Properties section of this guide for more information about NiFi Registry configuration files.