Metabase .jar in production mode

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Hello,

Thanks for a wonderful product and that too making it open source.

How to use metbase.jar file in production ?

What i did ?
Environment : Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 LTS OS
Metabase version : v0.31.2

I integrated metabase with ERPNext ( Open Source ERP) with the help of the post
ERPNext uses nginx server.

After successful integration the dashboard goes down anytime and shows the below message
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To resolve the above issue , every time i need to launch metabase .jar file through the command as below,

java -jar metabase.jar

is it possible to keep it ON for production use ?

Am i missing something on installation part ?

Highly appreciate your guidance.

Thanks
Jignesh

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You need to start the Metabase jar as a service. This will help:


Make sure you use a ‘proper’ database for the internal stuff, not just the H2 stuff from the default install. You’ll be grateful when you have a problem and can restore!

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Thanks for the proper guidance.

You mean to say , i should be using any other ‘proper’ more reliable database instead of default H2 for Metabase Internal stuff , right ?

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That’s correct.

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@jignesh,

nohup java - jar metabase.jar &

The above command launches metabase as a service and should solve the problem of ending session

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@siddarth.mine
you mean to say to use the command in the metabase script provided in the above link “Running Metabase on Debian” ?

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@jignesh
Just follow the tutorial, it will setup everything as a service, so you can start/restart/stop Metabase correctly. And it will start with the server (after a restart), send the logs to where you want them. And run as an unprivileged user for security.
Or you could use the Docker image, if you’re more familiar with that.

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Execute it on Terminal for running Metabase as a Service and session of the Terminal can be closed, but metabase keeps running. I follow the same on my Centos.