Here are the notes on installing Metabase on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
Install Java
The Java Development Kit (JDK) is required.
apt-get install -y default-jdk
Create Metabase Installation Directory
install -d /opt/metabase
cd /opt/metabase
Download Metabase
Download the Metabase binary with the following command:
wget https://downloads.metabase.com/v0.45.3/metabase.jar
Create User and Group
useradd metabase -d /opt/metabase
chown -R metabase:metabase /opt/metabase
Create systemd Service File
Create a systemd service file with the following command:
cat << _EOF_ > /etc/systemd/system/metabase.service
[Unit]
Description=Metabase service
Documentation=https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest
[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/opt/metabase
ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -Xms128m -Xmx256m -jar metabase.jar
User=metabase
Type=simple
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=10
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
_EOF_
Enable and Start the Service
Enable and start the service with the following commands:
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable metabase
systemctl start metabase
Now Metabase is installed and running. It will be accessible on the default port 3000. Access http://<server IP address>:3000 in your browser to set up Metabase.