Apache NiFi

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Apache NiFi is an easy to use, powerful, and reliable system to process and distribute data.

NiFi automates cybersecurity, observability, event streams, and generative AI data pipelines and distribution for thousands of companies worldwide across every industry.

• Browser User Interface
  • Seamless experience for design, control, and monitoring
  • Runtime management and versioned pipelines
  • Secure by default with HTTPS
• Scalable Processing
  • Configurable prioritization for throughput and latency
  • Guaranteed delivery with retry and backoff strategies
  • Horizontal scaling with clustering
• Provenance Tracking
  • Searchable history with configurable attributes
  • Graph data lineage from source to destination
  • Metadata and content for each processing decision
• Extensible Design
  • Plugin interface for Processors and Controller Services
  • Support for Processors in native Python
  • REST API for orchestration and monitoring
• Secure Configuration
  • Single sign-on with OpenID Connect or SAML 2
  • Flexible authorization policies for role-based access
  • Encrypted communication with TLS and SFTP

Requirements

NiFi supports modern operating systems and requires recent language versions for developing and running the application.

Platform Requirements

• Java 21

Optional Dependencies

• Python 3.10 or higher

Projects

The source repository includes several component projects.

Please review individual project documentation for additional details.

• Apache NiFi
• Apache NiFi Registry
• Apache NiFi MiNiFi

Getting Started

Project guides provide extensive documentation for installing and extending the application.

• Getting Started
• User Guide
• Administrator Guide
• Developer Guide

Developing

NiFi uses the Maven Wrapper for project development. The Maven Wrapper provides shell scripts that download and cache a selected version of Apache Maven for running build commands.

Developing on Microsoft Windows requires using mvnw.cmd instead of mvnw to run Maven commands.

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