How to install Superset on EndeavourOS

Superset is a modern, open-source, enterprise-ready business intelligence web application that offers an interactive data visualization platform. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Superset on the EndeavourOS Linux distribution.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have a running instance of EndeavourOS with sudo privileges. Additionally, we will install the superset software as a Python package, so ensure that Python is installed on your system.

Step 1: Install Python Pip

Superset depends on Python packages for its operation. Install the pip package manager by running the command below:

sudo pacman -S python-pip

Step 2: Install Superset

Use pip to install the latest version of Superset. Run the following command to install:

sudo pip install apache-superset

Step 3: Create a Superset Configuration

Create a Superset configuration file with the following command:

superset-config

Step 4: Initialize Superset

Initialize the Superset database by running the following command:

superset db upgrade

Step 5: Create a Superset Admin User

To access the admin dashboard, create an admin user by running the following command:

export FLASK_APP=superset
flask fab create-admin

Step 6: Start Superset

Finally, start the Superset server by running the following command:

superset run -h 0.0.0.0 -p 8085 --with-threads --reload --debugger

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Superset on EndeavourOS Linux distribution. To access the Superset dashboard, go to http://:8085/ and log in using the admin credentials you created in step 5. Superset provides a wide range of visualization options for your data, so feel free to experiment and discover its features.

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