Installing and configuring the PixieGateway server

Before we dive into the technical details, it would be a good idea to deploy a PixieGateway server instance to try things out.

There are mainly two types of installation you can try: local install and server install.

Local install: Use this method for testing and development.

For this part, I strongly recommend using Anaconda virtual environments (https://conda.io/docs/user-guide/tasks/manage-environments.html) because they provide good isolation between the environments, enabling you to experiment with different versions and configurations of the Python package.

If you are managing multiple environments, you can get a list of all the available environments by using the following command:

conda env list

First, select the environment of your choice by using the following command from a Terminal:

source activate <<my_env>>

You should see the name of your environment in the Terminal, which is an indication that you&apos...