How to Install Metabase on Elementary OS Latest

Metabase is a popular open-source business intelligence tool that allows users to analyze, visualize, and share data. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Metabase on your Elementary OS latest version.

Prerequisites

Before we dive in, please make sure to have the following prerequisites:

• A computer running Elementary OS latest version
• Access to the Terminal

Step 1: Update your system

Before we start, we need to update our system to ensure we have the latest software packages. Open the Terminal and enter the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

This command will update all the installed packages on your system.

Step 2: Install Java

Metabase requires Java version 8 or higher to run, so we need to install it. Install the OpenJDK version using the following command:

sudo apt install openjdk-8-jre-headless

Step 3: Download Metabase

Go to the Metabase website https://metabase.com/start/ and download the latest version of Metabase. Once you have downloaded the file, go to the downloads folder using the Terminal.

cd ~/Downloads

Step 4: Start Metabase

To start Metabase, enter the following command:

java -jar metabase.jar

This command will start Metabase and run it on your local machine. When running for the first time, Metabase will set up a new user account and ask you to configure the database connection. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up Metabase.

Step 5: Create a Systemd Service File

To run Metabase automatically on the system startup, we need to create a Systemd service file. Start by opening a new file using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/metabase.service

Add the following configuration:

[Unit]
Description=Metabase service
After=syslog.target network.target

[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/opt/metabase
User=metabase
ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -jar /opt/metabase/metabase.jar
ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
Restart=always
RestartSec=10

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Save and close the file using Ctrl + X, Y, then ENTER.

Step 6: Reload the systemd daemon

To reload the systemd daemon, enter the following command:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Step 7: Start and enable the service

To start and enable the Metabase service, enter the following commands:

sudo systemctl start metabase.service
sudo systemctl enable metabase.service

Now, Metabase will automatically start whenever you boot your Elementary OS.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered the steps required to install Metabase on Elementary OS latest. You are now ready to utilize Metabase to analyze, visualize and share data.

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