@Rocky Can starrocks run ARM binaries without docker? Or docker is a must

Yes, StarRocks can run ARM binaries without Docker on your host machine. However, there is a specific way you must obtain them because the standard download page currently only provides pre-packaged

.tar.gz

files for x86 (amd64). How to get ARM binaries without running Docker in production: The official method to get ARM-compatible binaries is to extract them from the StarRocks "artifacts" Docker image onto your host machine. You only need Docker for this one-time extraction step. 1. Pull the artifacts image (choose your OS preference, e.g., Ubuntu or CentOS):

bash
    docker pull starrocks/artifacts-ubuntu:3.3.3

2. Extract the binaries to your host: Run this command to copy the pre-built ARM binaries out of the container and into your current directory:

bash
    docker run --rm starrocks/artifacts-ubuntu:3.3.3 \
        tar -cf - -C /release . | tar -xvf -

3. Run manually: Once extracted, you will see the standard

fe

and

be

directories. You can then dispatch these to your ARM servers and start them manually using

./bin/start_fe.sh

or

./bin/start_be.sh

just like on x86, without needing Docker installed on those production nodes. Alternative: Compile from Source If you cannot use Docker at all (even for extraction), you can compile StarRocks from source directly on your ARM machine. There are specific scripts for this: * Linux ARM: Use the

build.sh

script in the root directory. * macOS ARM (Apple Silicon): There is a dedicated

build-mac/

directory with specific scripts (

build_thirdparty.sh

,

build_be.sh

) to handle ARM64 compilation. Summary * Docker is NOT a must for runtime. * Docker IS currently the official delivery vehicle for pre-compiled ARM binaries (via the

artifacts

image). * Binary Tarballs: Direct

.tar.gz

downloads for ARM are not yet provided on the official website (as of version 3.3). References • deployment/prepare_deployment_files.md • developers/build-starrocks/Build_in_docker.md • developers/mac-compile-run-test.md