In this tutorial, we will be learning how to install Metabase on the latest version of POP!_OS, which is an open-source tool that provides a simple interface to create reports and dashboards from your existing data. Metabase supports various databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB, making it easy to create new visualizations from these databases.
First, we need to install Java, which is a requirement for running Metabase. Run the following command to install Java:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install default-jdk
This will update the package manager and install the Java Development Kit on your system.
You can download the Metabase jar file from their official website: https://www.metabase.com/start/jar.html
wget https://downloads.metabase.com/v0.40.4/metabase.jar -O ~/metabase.jar
This will download the Metabase jar file to your home directory.
To run Metabase, we will use the following command:
java -jar ~/metabase.jar
This will start the Metabase server.
Open any web browser of your choice and go to http://localhost:3000 to access Metabase.
If you are accessing Metabase through a remote system, replace the localhost with the IP address or hostname of the system where Metabase is installed.
On the first run, you will be greeted with a setup page where you need to configure the data storage and create an admin user. Once the setup is done, you can start creating visualizations and reports.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Metabase on the latest version of POP!_OS. You can now start exploring Metabase and create dashboards with the help of the data you have. Enjoy Metabase and its features!
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