Spark notebook for Hue

This repository contains instructions about how to enable Spark notebook in Hue.

Tested on:

• CDH 5.5.1 with parcels
• Hue 3.9
• Centos 6.6
• Livy Spark Server prebuilt for CDH 5.5.1

Initial configuration

To enable Spark notebook in Hue some configuration lines should be added to hue.ini file and Livy Spark Server should be started. Here are the details how to do this:

• Add lines from add-to-hue.ini to Hue Service Advanced Configuration Snippet (Safety Valve) for hue_safety_valve.ini in Cloudera Manager and restart Hue service.
• Copy livy-spark-server to /etc/init.d/ directory on the host there Livy Spark Server will be run.
• Run the below commands under root user (or use sudo) to correct permissions for script and enable it on boot:

chmod +x /etc/init.d/livy-spark-server
chkconfig --add livy-spark-server
chkconfig livy-spark-server on

That is all! Now you should be able to start Spark Notebook in Hue!