Can you please explain -b parameter in this command

./run-ab-platform.sh -b

in detail ?

The

-b

parameter in the command

./run-ab-platform.sh -b

is used to start the Airbyte platform. This parameter is consistently used across various deployment environments, such as DigitalOcean, AWS (Amazon EC2), Oracle Cloud (OCI VM), and Google Cloud (GCP Compute Engine), to initiate the Airbyte platform after downloading and setting up the necessary files. Here is a step-by-step explanation of how this command is used in different environments: 1. DigitalOcean: - After downloading the script and making it executable, the

-b

parameter is used to start the Airbyte platform.

shell    mkdir airbyte && cd airbyte      wget <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/airbytehq/airbyte/master/run-ab-platform.sh>      chmod +x run-ab-platform.sh      ./run-ab-platform.sh -b

[Source](https://docs.airbyte.com/deploying-airbyte/on-digitalocean-droplet#install-airbyte) 2. AWS (Amazon EC2): - Similar steps are followed to install and start Airbyte on an EC2 instance.

shell    mkdir airbyte && cd airbyte      wget <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/airbytehq/airbyte/master/run-ab-platform.sh>      chmod +x run-ab-platform.sh      ./run-ab-platform.sh -b

[Source](https://docs.airbyte.com/deploying-airbyte/on-aws-ec2#install-and-start-airbyte) 3. Oracle Cloud (OCI VM): - The

-b

parameter is used after downloading the script to get Airbyte running on the OCI VM instance.

shell    mkdir airbyte && cd airbyte      wget <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/airbytehq/airbyte/master/run-ab-platform.sh>      chmod +x run-ab-platform.sh      ./run-ab-platform.sh -b

[Source](https://docs.airbyte.com/deploying-airbyte/on-oci-vm#install-and-start-airbyte) 4. Google Cloud (GCP Compute Engine): - The same parameter is used to start Airbyte after connecting to the Google Cloud instance and downloading the script.

shell    mkdir airbyte && cd airbyte      wget <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/airbytehq/airbyte/master/run-ab-platform.sh>      chmod +x run-ab-platform.sh      ./run-ab-platform.sh -b

[Source](https://docs.airbyte.com/deploying-airbyte/on-gcp-compute-engine#install-and-launch-airbyte) In summary, the

-b

parameter is essential for initiating the Airbyte platform after the installation script has been set up. It ensures that all necessary components of Airbyte are started and running properly.