Deployment

Docker

Deploy Tachyon as a single container, with a persistent volume for --data-dir:

docker run -d \
  --name tachyon \
  -p 8108:8108 \
  -v tachyon-data:/data \
  -e TACHYON_ADMIN_KEY=change-me \
  adikeshri/tachyon

Set TACHYON_ADMIN_KEY (and optionally TACHYON_SEARCH_KEY) for anything beyond local development — see Configuration → Authentication.

Backups

Because all state lives under --data-dir (the WAL plus on-disk segments), back up a Tachyon instance by snapshotting that directory — for example, snapshotting the volume, or copying it while writes are quiesced.

Recovery

A restarted instance replays its write-ahead log automatically — see Persistence for exactly what that does and doesn't protect against.

Orchestration

Tachyon ships as a single container by design — no Docker Compose file, Kubernetes manifest, Helm chart, or systemd unit required to run it. Point your own Compose, Kubernetes, or systemd setup at the image above using the flags on the Configuration page; first-party manifests for common orchestrators are on the Roadmap.