How to Install Superset on NetBSD

Superset is an open-source business intelligence and data visualization web application. It is easy to use, and it allows users to analyze and present data in a collaborative way.

NetBSD is a free, fast, secure, and highly portable Unix-like operating system. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Superset on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before we can install Superset, we need to install some dependencies.

Firstly, update the package list:

pkgin update

Next, run the following command to install the required dependencies:

pkgin install py37-sqlalchemy py37-pysqlite3 py37-pip py37-cryptography

Step 2: Install Superset

Once the dependencies are installed, run the following command to install Superset:

pip install apache-superset

This command will download and install Superset on your NetBSD machine.

Step 3: Set up Superset

After installing Superset, we need to set it up. To do this, run the following command:

superset db upgrade

This command will create the Superset database.

Next, create a user account by running the following command:

export FLASK_APP=superset
flask fab create-admin

Follow the prompts on the screen to create a user account.

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

superset runserver

Superset will now be running on http://localhost:8088/. Open a web browser and navigate to this URL to access the Superset web application.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up Superset on NetBSD. It is now ready to use, and you can start analyzing data and creating dashboards.

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