How to Install Metabase on FreeBSD Latest

Metabase is an open-source business intelligence and analytics tool that can be used to gain insights from a range of data sources. Installing Metabase on FreeBSD is a relatively simple process, and this tutorial will guide you through the steps required to get it up and running.

Prerequisites

Before beginning the installation process, you will need:

• A FreeBSD latest server
• An internet connection
• A user account with administrative privileges

Step 1: Install Java

Metabase requires Java to be installed on the system. If you do not already have Java installed, you can install it by running the following command:

sudo pkg install openjdk8

Step 2: Download Metabase

Next, you will need to download the Metabase distribution package from the official website. You can do this by running the following command:

wget https://downloads.metabase.com/v0.41.2/metabase.jar

This will download the latest version of Metabase to your server.

Step 3: Run Metabase

To start Metabase, run the following command:

java -jar metabase.jar

This will start the Metabase server, and you should see output similar to the following:

09:33:14 INFO metabase.core :: Starting Metabase in standalone mode
09:33:14 INFO metabase.server :: Launching Embedded Jetty Webserver with config:

{
...

Once the server is running, you can access the Metabase web interface by visiting http://<server_ip>:3000 in your web browser.

Step 4 (Optional): Run Metabase as a Service

If you want to run Metabase as a service, you can create a systemd unit file. Create a new file /usr/local/etc/systemd/system/metabase.service with the following contents:

[Unit]
Description=Metabase

[Service]
User=<username>
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/java -jar /usr/local/share/java/metabase/metabase.jar
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Replace <username> with the username you want to run Metabase as.

After creating the file, you can start the Metabase service by running the following commands:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable metabase
sudo systemctl start metabase

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Metabase on FreeBSD and can now start exploring your data. If you want to learn more about using Metabase, check out the official documentation.

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