PolePosition is an Electron-based installer that orchestrates the deployment of Hadoop and related services across remote servers. The project combines a graphical wizard with SSH automation to simplify provisioning a data platform capable of running analytics and Industrial IoT workloads.
Features
- Collects installation parameters through a multi-step wizard.
- Installs selected Hadoop components and monitoring tools via SSH.
- Generates Prometheus and Grafana configurations for cluster monitoring.
- Supports packaging the installer for Windows or Linux using Electron Forge.
- Handles large scale data from IoT sensors and other sources.
- Works with Kubernetes to enable hybrid or multi-cloud deployments.
Repository Structure
main.js– entry point that creates the application window.renderer.js– controls page navigation and user interactions.PageViewer.js– loads wizard pages described inpole_config.jsonand shares state between them.Pages/– contains HTML pages and their accompanying filter scripts used by the wizard.installation_part/– executes remote installation commands withnode-ssh.components.json– definition of optional Hadoop services and their ports.prometheus_template.yml– template used to generate monitoring configuration.
Usage
- Install dependencies:
- Start the application in development mode:
- To build distributable packages:
Running Tests
Install dependencies and run the Jest suite:
During installation the wizard will request server addresses, authentication methods and the list of components to deploy. After collecting the information it runs the installer remotely and reports progress in the interface.
License
This project is licensed under the Apache License. See the LICENSE file for details.