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| <p>This page describes how to install Superset using the <code>apache_superset</code> package <a href="https://pypi.org/project/apache_superset/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">published on PyPI</a>.</p> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="os-dependencies">OS Dependencies<a href="#os-dependencies" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to OS Dependencies" title="Direct link to OS Dependencies" translate="no"></a></h2> |
| <p>Superset stores database connection information in its metadata database. For that purpose, we use |
| the cryptography Python library to encrypt connection passwords. Unfortunately, this library has OS |
| level dependencies.</p> |
| <p><strong>Debian and Ubuntu</strong></p> |
| <p>Ubuntu <strong>24.04</strong> uses python 3.12 per default, which currently is not supported by Superset. You need to add a second python installation of 3.11 and install the required additional dependencies.</p> |
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| <p>In Ubuntu <strong>20.04 and 22.04</strong> the following command will ensure that the required dependencies are installed:</p> |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#9CDCFE;--prism-background-color:#1E1E1E"><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#9CDCFE;background-color:#1E1E1E"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev python3-pip libsasl2-dev libldap2-dev default-libmysqlclient-dev</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>In Ubuntu <strong>before 20.04</strong> the following command will ensure that the required dependencies are installed:</p> |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#9CDCFE;--prism-background-color:#1E1E1E"><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#9CDCFE;background-color:#1E1E1E"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python-dev python-pip libsasl2-dev libldap2-dev default-libmysqlclient-dev</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p><strong>Fedora and RHEL-derivative Linux distributions</strong></p> |
| <p>Install the following packages using the <code>yum</code> package manager:</p> |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#9CDCFE;--prism-background-color:#1E1E1E"><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#9CDCFE;background-color:#1E1E1E"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">sudo yum install gcc gcc-c++ libffi-devel python-devel python-pip python-wheel openssl-devel cyrus-sasl-devel openldap-devel</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>In more recent versions of CentOS and Fedora, you may need to install a slightly different set of packages using <code>dnf</code>:</p> |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#9CDCFE;--prism-background-color:#1E1E1E"><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#9CDCFE;background-color:#1E1E1E"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">sudo dnf install gcc gcc-c++ libffi-devel python3-devel python3-pip python3-wheel openssl-devel cyrus-sasl-devel openldap-devel</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>Also, on CentOS, you may need to upgrade pip for the install to work:</p> |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#9CDCFE;--prism-background-color:#1E1E1E"><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#9CDCFE;background-color:#1E1E1E"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">pip3 install --upgrade pip</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p><strong>Mac OS X</strong></p> |
| <p>If you're not on the latest version of OS X, we recommend upgrading because we've found that many |
| issues people have run into are linked to older versions of Mac OS X. After updating, install the |
| latest version of XCode command line tools:</p> |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#9CDCFE;--prism-background-color:#1E1E1E"><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#9CDCFE;background-color:#1E1E1E"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">xcode-select --install</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>We don't recommend using the system installed Python. Instead, first install the |
| <a href="https://brew.sh/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">homebrew</a> manager and then run the following commands:</p> |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#9CDCFE;--prism-background-color:#1E1E1E"><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#9CDCFE;background-color:#1E1E1E"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">brew install readline pkg-config libffi openssl mysql postgresql@14</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>You should install a recent version of Python. Refer to the |
| <a href="https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/master/pyproject.toml" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">pyproject.toml</a> file for a list of Python |
| versions officially supported by Superset. We'd recommend using a Python version manager |
| like <a href="https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">pyenv</a> |
| (and also <a href="https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-virtualenv" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">pyenv-virtualenv</a>).</p> |
| <p>Let's also make sure we have the latest version of <code>pip</code> and <code>setuptools</code>:</p> |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#9CDCFE;--prism-background-color:#1E1E1E"><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#9CDCFE;background-color:#1E1E1E"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">pip install --upgrade setuptools pip</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>Lastly, you may need to set LDFLAGS and CFLAGS for certain Python packages to properly build. You can export these variables with:</p> |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#9CDCFE;--prism-background-color:#1E1E1E"><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#9CDCFE;background-color:#1E1E1E"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">export LDFLAGS="-L$(brew --prefix openssl)/lib"</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">export CFLAGS="-I$(brew --prefix openssl)/include"</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>These will now be available when pip installing requirements.</p> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="python-virtual-environment">Python Virtual Environment<a href="#python-virtual-environment" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Python Virtual Environment" title="Direct link to Python Virtual Environment" translate="no"></a></h2> |
| <p>We highly recommend installing Superset inside of a virtual environment.</p> |
| <p>You can create and activate a virtual environment using the following commands. Ensure you are using a compatible version of python. You might have to explicitly use for example <code>python3.11</code> instead of <code>python3</code>.</p> |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#9CDCFE;--prism-background-color:#1E1E1E"><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#9CDCFE;background-color:#1E1E1E"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain"># virtualenv is shipped in Python 3.6+ as venv instead of pyvenv.</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain"># See https://docs.python.org/3.6/library/venv.html</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">python3 -m venv venv</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">. venv/bin/activate</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>Or with pyenv-virtualenv:</p> |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#9CDCFE;--prism-background-color:#1E1E1E"><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#9CDCFE;background-color:#1E1E1E"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain"># Here we name the virtual env 'superset'</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">pyenv virtualenv superset</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">pyenv activate superset</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>Once you activated your virtual environment, all of the Python packages you install or uninstall |
| will be confined to this environment. You can exit the environment by running <code>deactivate</code> on the |
| command line.</p> |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="installing-and-initializing-superset">Installing and Initializing Superset<a href="#installing-and-initializing-superset" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Installing and Initializing Superset" title="Direct link to Installing and Initializing Superset" translate="no"></a></h3> |
| <p>First, start by installing <code>apache_superset</code>:</p> |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#9CDCFE;--prism-background-color:#1E1E1E"><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#9CDCFE;background-color:#1E1E1E"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">pip install apache_superset</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>Then, define mandatory configurations, SECRET_KEY and FLASK_APP:</p> |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#9CDCFE;--prism-background-color:#1E1E1E"><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#9CDCFE;background-color:#1E1E1E"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">export SUPERSET_SECRET_KEY=YOUR-SECRET-KEY # For production use, make sure this is a strong key, for example generated using `openssl rand -base64 42`. See https://superset.apache.org/docs/configuration/configuring-superset#specifying-a-secret_key</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">export FLASK_APP=superset</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>Then, you need to initialize the database:</p> |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#9CDCFE;--prism-background-color:#1E1E1E"><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#9CDCFE;background-color:#1E1E1E"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">superset db upgrade</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>Finish installing by running through the following commands:</p> |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#9CDCFE;--prism-background-color:#1E1E1E"><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#9CDCFE;background-color:#1E1E1E"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain"># Create an admin user in your metadata database (use `admin` as username to be able to load the examples)</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">superset fab create-admin</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain"># Load some data to play with</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">superset load_examples</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain"># Create default roles and permissions</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">superset init</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain"># To start a development web server on port 8088, use -p to bind to another port</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#9CDCFE"><span class="token plain">superset run -p 8088 --with-threads --reload --debugger</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div> |
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