Access Information
- The first startup may take some time.
- Web Dashboard:
http://<SERVER_IP> - Follow the initial setup in the web dashboard (https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/configuring-metabase/setting-up-metabase).
- Database Credentials:
/home/metabase/.env - Installation path:
/home/metabase
Important Files and Directories
- Metabase executable:
/home/metabase/metabase.jar - Database credentials and environment variables:
/home/metabase/.env - systemd unit file:
/etc/systemd/system/metabase.service - Nginx configuration:
/etc/nginx/sites-available/metabase
Systemd Commands
systemctl start metabase
systemctl stop metabase
systemctl restart metabase
systemctl status metabase
journalctl -u metabase -f
Enabling SSL with a Domain
You already have certbot installed.
Edit /etc/nginx/sites-available/metabaseand Replace _ in server_name _; with your actual domain name, for example:
server_name example.com;
Ensure your domain DNS record points to your server IP.
Run:
certbot --nginx --non-interactive --agree-tos --email <your-email> -d <domain>
Now access Metabase securely: https://<domain>/
