How to Install Metabase on NixOS Latest

Metabase is an open source business intelligence and analytics tool designed to make data analysis accessible to anyone. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Metabase on NixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:

• A server running NixOS Latest.
• A user with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Java

Metabase is written in Java, so we need to have Java installed on our machine. We will install the latest version of Java by running the following command:

$ sudo nix-env -i openjdk

Step 2: Download Metabase

We will now download the Metabase jar file from the official website. You can download the latest version of the Metabase jar file by running the following command:

$ sudo wget https://downloads.metabase.com/v0.38.0/metabase.jar -O /opt/metabase.jar

Note that the version number may be different from the one shown in the example above. Check the latest version available on the official Metabase website before running this command.

Step 3: Create a Metabase Systemd Service

We will now create a Metabase systemd service to start and stop Metabase when the server is started and stopped. Create a new file named metabase.service under the /etc/systemd/system/ directory.

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

Add the following lines to the file:

[Unit]
Description=Metabase

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -jar /opt/metabase.jar
Restart=on-abort

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Reload Systemd and Start Metabase

Reload the systemd daemon to recognize the new Metabase service and start the service by running the following commands:

$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
$ sudo systemctl start metabase

You can check the status of the Metabase service with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl status metabase

The output should indicate that the service is running.

Step 5: Accessing Metabase

Metabase is now installed and running on your server. Access the Metabase web interface by opening a web browser and entering the server's IP address and port 3000.

http://<server-ip-address>:3000/

You will now be prompted to set up Metabase with the necessary configuration details.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Metabase on NixOS Latest. You can now start using Metabase to visualize and analyze data.

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