ArangoDB unknown option --rocksdb.encryption-keyfile

Question

I'm using ArangoDB 3.4.4 in a docker container (pulled from Docker Hub) and I'm attempting to implement encryption for the rocksdb engine as outlined on this page: https://docs.arangodb.com/3.4/Manual/Security/Encryption/

I've configured my docker-compose.yml file with this start up command:

command: 'arangod --rocksdb.encryption-keyfile=key.txt --server.storage-engine=rocksdb'

However it seems to ignore the --server.storage-engine flag and says it's choosing the default engine. But the larger issue is that it gives me the following error for the --rocksdb.encryption-keyfile flag:

Error while processing command-line options for arangod:
   unknown option '--rocksdb.encryption-keyfile'

If I run an arangod --help command the --rocksdb.encryption-keyfile option that is shown in the documentation doesn't seem to exist. Any ideas?

Answer 1

The manual page you referenced states that

This feature is only available in the Enterprise Edition

As the server in your case does not understand the option, I am sure you are using the community version. whether the server is an enterprise or a community build can be detected by running the --version command on the server executable. This will show either "community" or "enterprise".