This guide installs Superset using the official Docker Compose workflow intended for local development and evaluation.
For Docker installation, see Docker.
Use Git to fetch the Superset source tree.
git clone https://github.com/apache/superset.git
cd superset
Run the Docker Compose workflow provided by the project.
docker compose up
The official documentation notes this workflow is intended for local development and not for production deployments.
Note: When using Docker Compose, tag versions with -dev suffix are required for PostgreSQL compatibility (e.g., TAG=5.0.0-dev or TAG=4.1.2-dev).
Open http://YOUR-SERVER:8088 to access the Superset UI once the containers are running.
See Apache Superset Configuration for configuration guidance.
See Apache Superset Security for hardening guidance.
Prefer automation? See Apache Superset Ansible Setup for an example playbook.
Prefer a Docker-focused walkthrough? See Apache Superset Docker Setup.
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