RudderStack Open Source

Overview of RudderStack Open Source and how to use it for setting up your data pipelines.

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The open source version of RudderStack is a standalone system dependent only on a database (PostgreSQL). It consists of 2 major components: data plane and control plane:

  • The data plane is RudderStack’s core engine for processing and routing the events. It is written in Go.
  • The control plane offers an intuitive UI to help you instrument and manage your connections.
RudderStack Architecture

For more information, see RudderStack architecture.

Setup overview

Installing and setting up open-source RudderStack involves the following steps:

  1. Data plane setup: Set up the RudderStack data plane(backend) to track, process, and route your events.
  2. Control plane setup: Set up the RudderStack control plane(frontend) to manage your sources, destinations, and connections between them.
  3. Verify installation: Verify your RudderStack installation by sending test events.

RudderStack recommends using the latest rudder-server and rudder-transformer versions to avoid any breaking changes to your pipelines.

See the Server-Transformer Compatibility guide for more information.

Troubleshooting

See FAQ for quick solutions to some common problems you might encounter while setting up and using RudderStack.

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