If you are running a self-hosted Metabase application you probably want to upgrade it to the latest version from time to time. In this short tutorial I’ll show you the simple steps of upgrading Metabase. Metabase upgrade steps When running a self-hosted Metabase installation you are completely in control whether you want to upgrade it…
Running a self-hosted Metabase instance gives you full control of your data. But at the same time you are fully responsible for your backup strategy in case something goes wrong. In this post I will share a little backup script how to automatically backup your Metabase instance. Metabase backup strategy While backup strategy sounds quite…
Matomo is an open source web analytics platform which can be self-hosted on your own web server. It’s getting more and more popular as privacy in the web is evolving. I recently had a client who has switched from Google Analytics to Matomo. But they were missing some of their reports they had created in…
Metabase is an ambitious Open Source BI Tool. It is written in Java and can be deployed on various platforms. In this guide I will show you how to setup Metabase on Ubuntu. Because Metabase brings it’s own Jetty web server we will also setup Apache as a reverse proxy and enable SSL for a…
What is Metabase and what is it used for? Metabase is a business intelligence tool. It helps you to analyze huge amounts of data to make data-driven business decisions. In this post I’ll show you some of the cool parts of Metabase and what it can do for you. What is Metabase? Metabase is an…
I often get asked if DigitalOcean also offers a managed hosting service. More and more people notice the major cloud providers like DigitalOcean and see their cheap pricing. So they wonder if they could move their website from expensive hosting companies to DigitalOcean. The short answer is: No they don’t offer managed hosting. But read…
People often get confused about DigitalOcean firewall features. Of course like on any VPS host you can install a software firewall like iptables on your Linux VPS. But DigitalOcean also offers an additional network firewall. What’s the difference between both types? Host vs Network Firewall Most Linux systems use a host based firewall which relies…
DigitalOcean is a well-known service provider for cloud services. According to Netcraft they are the third largest hosting company in the world. They mainly operate as an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform. This means you can use the DigitalOcean cloud for a wide range of projects. On the one hand you can simply host…
