App NiFi

NiFi Installation

The NiFi application in xDP deploys, configures, and manages Apache NiFi directly on your compute clusters. It automates the provisioning of NiFi — a powerful tool for real-time data ingestion, routing, and transformation — abstracting away Kubernetes and Helm complexity so your data teams can quickly stand up governed dataflow automation pipelines.

Key Concepts

  • Apps Catalog — The Apps page where you discover, install, and manage data services like NiFi, Spark, and Trino on a compute cluster.

  • Helm Chart Configuration — xDP deploys NiFi via Helm. The wizard exposes a Form editor and a YAML editor to customize the deployment (Helm values: resources, networking, listeners) without deep Kubernetes expertise.

  • Dataflow Automation — Designing, scheduling, and monitoring automated workflows that move and transform data. NiFi provides a visual interface to build these pipelines.

Capabilities

  • Simplified deployment — provision a production-ready NiFi instance on a selected cluster in a few clicks.

  • Centralized configuration — manage all NiFi settings through the xDP UI (Form or YAML editor).

  • Lifecycle management — install, monitor, edit, and uninstall NiFi from one interface.

Tutorial (Getting Started)

This tutorial installs Apache NiFi with the default configuration. NiFi uses a compact three-step wizard.

Prerequisites

  • An active, healthy compute cluster selected in the switcher.

  • Permission to install applications on the target cluster.

Your First Workflow

  1. From the sidebar, open Apps, locate the Apache NiFi card, and click Install.

  2. On Step 1 — Release Version, review the App Release Version and Cluster Release Version (detected from your cluster) and choose the Helm Chart Version. Click Next.

Step 1 — Release Version

  1. On Step 2 — Configure NiFi, review the Deployment Configuration. The defaults are sufficient for an initial install; use the Form or YAML editor to customize resources, networking, and listeners. Click Validate, then Next.

Step 2 — Configure NiFi

  1. On Step 3 — Complete, xDP applies the configuration and deploys NiFi. Click Finish to return to Apps, where the Apache NiFi card shows Installed.

Step 3 — Complete
Apps page after installing all applications

How-to Guides

Customize the NiFi deployment via YAML

  1. Open Apps → Apache NiFi → Edit, and go to Configure NiFi.

  2. Switch to the YAML view and edit the nifiCluster values — for example, size CPU/memory or review listenersConfig to enable SSL/TLS for the UI and data ports.

  3. Click Validate, then Next and Finish.

Info

Tip: Use Copy to save the final YAML in version control before applying, for auditing and reproducible deployments.

Reference

Wizard steps

Step

Purpose

  1. Release Version

Pick the Helm chart version (release version fixed by the cluster).

  1. Configure NiFi

Review/customize deployment YAML; validate before continuing.

  1. Complete

Deploy NiFi.

Best Practices

  • Size resources for your workload — set nifiCluster CPU/memory based on expected dataflow before installing to avoid bottlenecks.

  • Version-control configurations — save the final YAML in Git for disaster recovery, auditing, and consistent deployments.

  • Secure by default — review listenersConfig to enable SSL/TLS for the NiFi UI and data ports.

  • Use clear naming — especially if running multiple NiFi instances for different teams.


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