How to Install Superset on macOS

Superset is an open-source data exploration and visualization platform. It allows you to create interactive dashboards with SQL queries, charts, and graphs. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the installation process of Superset on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your macOS:

• Homebrew - a package manager for macOS
• Python3 - the latest version of Python3 installed
• Virtualenv - a tool that enables you to create isolated Python environments

Installation Steps

Once you have all the prerequisites, you can start with the installation process of Superset by following these steps:

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Open the terminal on your macOS and run the following command:

brew install libxml2 libxslt

Step 2: Create Virtual Environment

Next, we will create a virtual environment to install Superset. To create a virtual environment, run the following command in the terminal:

virtualenv venv

Step 3: Activate Virtual Environment

Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:

source venv/bin/activate

Step 4: Install Superset

To install Superset, run the following command:

pip install superset

Step 5: Initialize Superset

Once you have installed Superset, initialize the database by running the following command:

superset db upgrade

Step 6: Create Admin User

Create an admin user by running the following command:

export FLASK_APP=superset
flask fab create-admin

Enter the required details to create an admin user.

Step 7: Load Some Data

Finally, load some data into Superset by running the following command:

superset load_examples

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Superset on your macOS. To start Superset, activate the virtual environment (Step 3), and run the following command:

superset runserver

This will start the Superset server, and you can access it through your web browser.