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Improve Metabase integration instructions (#601)
* Update author image for Metabase section * Simplify and clarify Metabase integration instructions * Update Metabase links
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While next-forge does not come with BI tooling out of the box, you can easily add business intelligence and analytics to your app with [Metabase](https://www.metabase.com/).
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While next-forge doesn't include BI tooling out of the box, you can easily add business intelligence and analytics to your app with [Metabase](https://www.metabase.com?ref=next-forge).
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Try it locally or in the cloud:
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[![Self-host Metabase](https://img.shields.io/badge/Self--host-Metabase-blue?logo=metabase)](https://www.metabase.com/start/oss?ref=next-forge)
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[![Try Metabase Cloud](https://img.shields.io/badge/Try%20Cloud-Metabase-brightgreen?logo=metabase)](https://metabase.com/start?ref=next-forge)
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## Overview
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Metabase is an open-source business intelligence platform. You can use Metabase to ask questions about your data, or embed Metabase in your app to let your customers explore their data on their own.
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## Installing Metabase
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Metabase provides an official Docker image via Dockerhub that can be used for deployments on any system that is running Docker. Here's a one-liner that will start a container running Metabase.
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Metabase provides an official Docker image via Docker Hub that can be used for deployments on any system that is running Docker. Here's a one-liner that will start a container running Metabase:
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```sh
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docker run -d --name metabase -p 3000:3000 metabase/metabase
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You can also install Metabase by running the JAR file. Links to different installations:
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- [Quick Start](https://www.metabase.com/start/oss/)
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For full installation instructions:
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- [Docker Documentation](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/installation-and-operation/running-metabase-on-docker)
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- [Jar File Documentation](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/installation-and-operation/running-the-metabase-jar-file)
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## Database Connection
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By default, next-forge uses Neon as its database provider. Metabase works great with Postgres databases so if you're ready to connect, here's what you'll need:
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By default, next-forge uses Neon as its database provider. Metabase works seamlessly with Postgres. To connect, you'll need:
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- The `hostname` of the server where your database lives
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- The `port` the database server uses
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- The `database name`
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- The `username` you use for the database
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- The `password` you use for the database
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You can find these details in your `DATABASE_URL` environment variable:
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You can find these details in your `DATABASE_URL`:
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DATABASE_URL="postgresql://[username]:[password]@[hostname]:[port]/[database_name]?sslmode=require"
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Next, plug your database connection credentials into Metabase:
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Then plug your database connection credentials into Metabase:
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![/images/metabase-add-database.png](/images/metabase-add-database.png)
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Metabase supports over 20 databases. If you're working with a database other than postgres and want to integrate it, check out the [Metabase Database Documentation](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/databases/connecting).
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Metabase supports over 20 databases. For other database options, see [Metabase Database Documentation](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/databases/connecting).
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## Asking Questions and building Dashboards
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## Asking Questions and Building Dashboards
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Now that you have installed Metabase, have database credentials, you can start asking [Questions](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/questions/query-builder/introduction) and building [Dashboards](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/dashboards/introduction).
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Once connected, you can start asking [Questions](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/questions/query-builder/introduction) and building [Dashboards](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/dashboards/introduction).
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