Connect Apache Superset

Apache Superset is an open-source modern data exploration and visualization platform.

  1. You need to first generate a database user for your site. Follow this documentation to create a read-only user.


    Typically, it takes a few seconds to configure the database user. Once it's complete, click on View Credential

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  2. Open your Superset dashboard and go ahead with connecting a new database.

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  3. Choose MySQL as database type.

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  4. Fill in all the required details and ensure the SSL checkbox is checked. Then, proceed.

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  5. You will see this message upon a successful connection.

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  6. Now, you can refer to the official documentation to create a dashboard in Superset.