I faced 2 issues for which the standard documentation was not very helpful. After some searching, got an answer in one of Flamber’s responses. Presenting it below for easy access
1. How to configure Metabase application database to be MySQL (instead of the default H2)
1.1 Go to MySQL Command line :- Create database metabase;
1.2 Go to cmd :-
java -jar -DMB_DB_TYPE=mysql -DMB_DB_DBNAME=metabase -DMB_DB_PORT=3306 -DMB_DB_USER=xxx -DMB_DB_PASS=yyy metabase.jar
Note
Should always use above command to start metabase. If we use java -jar metabase.jar, the default H2 database will get created
2. Assume we already have worked with H2 for some time. Now want to migrate this work to MySQL
2.1 Go to MySQL Command line :- Create database metabase;
2.2 Go to cmd :-
java -jar -DMB_DB_TYPE=mysql -DMB_DB_DBNAME=metabase -DMB_DB_PORT=3306 -DMB_DB_USER=xxx -DMB_DB_PASS=yyy metabase.jar load-from-h2 ./metabase.db
(this assumes that the metabase.db file is in same path as metabase jar file)
2.3 In above step, after migration, metabase shuts down. To restart, use following
java -jar -DMB_DB_TYPE=mysql -DMB_DB_DBNAME=metabase -DMB_DB_PORT=3306 -DMB_DB_USER=xxx -DMB_DB_PASS=yyy metabase.jar
2.4 Remove metabase.db.mv and metabase.db.trace files from the folder and keep in another location as backup
@flamber Pl suggest if anything amiss in above steps. Would also request if these steps can be incorporated in standard documentation, to avoid searching effort for future users.
I think the recommendation would probably be to use Docker on Windows, since that would make the environment variables similar to other systems, and then you don’t have to deal with Java, character encoding and a few other things on Windows.
I’d add creating a Window service - I use NSSM. Then you’ve a proper server application that doesn’t require a user session.
I’ve not tried using Docker yet - I think I’m old fashioned and like everything to be in a ‘proper’ VM where I can touch it rather than behind yet another abstraction layer.
Hi @flamber, @AndrewMBaines, Thanks for your feedback. Have not worked with Docker and NSSM, did a direct installation on my laptop using above steps. I guess you are saying using Docker or NSSM is a better approach.
Regarding documentation - can you share a sample pull request for adding a document. Will use that as reference.
NSSM would just create a service that calls your current command line. Typically using a bat file. Other than that, nothing about your installation would change.
@krisha Thank you very much. This will save people like us who have spending days to go about installing and migrating without success. I am very sure the cmd will work also in ubuntu.I am trying it out now and revert. Thanks