Superset is a data exploration and visualization platform created by Airbnb. It is an open source tool that allows users to create interactive dashboards and share insights with others. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Superset on Arch Linux.
Before we start the installation process, make sure that your system meets the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install the necessary dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S gcc python python-pip python-virtualenv libpqxx postgresql-libs postgresql python-psycopg2
This will install the required libraries and tools for Superset.
It is recommended to create a virtual environment to manage the dependencies of your project. To create a virtual environment, run the following command:
python -m venv superset_venv
This will create a new folder named superset_venv in your current directory.
Next, activate the virtual environment by running the following command:
source superset_venv/bin/activate
To install Superset, run the following command:
pip install superset
This will install Superset and all its dependencies.
Before we can use Superset, we need to configure the database settings. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo su - postgres
Then enter the Postgres shell by running:
psql
Create a new database and a new user by running:
CREATE DATABASE superset_db;
CREATE USER superset_user WITH PASSWORD 'superset_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE superset_db TO superset_user;
Exit from the Postgres shell by running:
\q
exit
Next, open the superset_config.py file which is located at superset_venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages and add the following lines to it:
SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'postgresql+psycopg2://superset_user:superset_password@localhost/superset_db'
To initialize the database, run the following command:
superset db upgrade
This will create the necessary tables in the database.
To start Superset, run the following command:
superset run -p 8080 --with-threads --reload --debugger
This will start the Superset server on port 8080.
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080. This will open up the Superset login page. Use the default credentials (admin for both username and password) to log in.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Superset on Arch Linux. Now you can start creating interactive dashboards and visualizations for your data.
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