v0.36.3 / Operations Guide

Operations Guide

This guide contains detailed information about how to install and configure Metabase for production use.

Covered in this guide:

• How to install Metabase
• How to upgrade Metabase
• Configuring settings using environment variables
• Configuring the application database
• Connecting Metabase to databases in your organization
• Migrating from using the H2 database to MySQL or Postgres
• Running database migrations manually
• Backing up Metabase Application Data
• Encrypting your database connection details at rest
• Customizing the Metabase Jetty Webserver
• Changing password complexity
• Changing session expiration
• Handling Timezones
• Configuring Logging
• How to setup monitoring via JMX
• A word on Java versions