Downloading Exasol Community Edition for Virtualbox

Key Features

• Easy desktop setup: Install and start Exasol in minutes with minimal configuration and smart automation.
• Packaged for virtualization: Available as optimized OVA images for VMware and VirtualBox.
• Flexible performance: Freely adjust CPU and RAM to match your desktop or laptop capacity.
• Ubuntu-based environment: Runs on Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 LTS with a GUI, shortcuts, and performance tuning.
• All tools included: Preinstalled Firefox (with Exasol bookmarks), DbVisualizer Free, EXAplus CLI, and AdminUI.
• Guided onboarding: “Get Started” workflows and ETL demos help you learn Exasol in under 30 minutes.
• Built-in JDBC drivers: Ready-to-use connectors for major databases like Oracle, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, and SQL Server.
• Easy data migration: Preinstalled scripts automate schema creation and data import from popular sources.
• Automatic optimization: Post-load script converts datatypes for better performance and reduced storage.
• Cross-database access: Virtual Schema adapters let you query other databases directly from Exasol.
• Instant demos: 18 preconfigured Virtual Schemas connected to real demo datasets — ready to explore.

For more details, click here to view the full installation guide.

Requirements & Recommendations

• Modern x86-64 system: Runs on Windows, macOS (Intel only), or Linux — Apple Silicon support coming soon.
• Recommended hardware: 8 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM, and SSD/NVMe storage for smooth performance (minimum: 4 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM).
• Ample disk space: At least 50 GB free (VM grows up to 350 GB as needed).
• Use a supported hypervisor: VMware Workstation Pro / Fusion Pro or VirtualBox 7.2.4 with Extension Pack.
• VMware preferred: Offers 30–40 % better performance and free for personal and commercial use.
• Stay up to date: Always install the latest stable hypervisor version and reboot after installation.
• Stable environment: Exclude VM folders from antivirus scans and avoid cloud-synced directories (OneDrive, Dropbox, iCloud).
• Network ready: Ensure internet access and allow required ports for connectors and demo datasets.

For more details, click here to view the full installation guide.

Limitations

• 200 GB RAW data limit: Designed for testing and smaller-scale use cases, the Community Edition has a data storage limit of 200 GB.
• Not suitable for production: Intended for testing, learning, and non-production workloads only.
• Shared system resources: Exasol is designed to run on dedicated hardware. Since this is a virtual machine, it shares system resources with other applications, which may cause performance fluctuations, especially when running multiple workloads in parallel.

Support

• Community Edition: This version of Exasol is provided as-is, without official support from Exasol. It is not intended for production use.
• Exasol software: The Exasol database engine included in the Community Edition is the same enterprise-grade software supported in production deployments. However, the specific packaging as a Community Edition OVA is not supported.
• Production use: For production workloads, please contact Exasol Sales to upgrade to a production-ready database with full support for enterprise environments.
• Need help? If you have questions or would like to leave feedback, please refer to our Community Forum