Metabase is an open-source BI tool for building charts and dashboards over MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redshift, and more. This guide deploys Metabase on Kubernetes, loads the Sakila sample dataset into MySQL, builds a dashboard, and secures it behind Nginx Ingress with cert-manager TLS.
Prerequisites: a Kubernetes cluster with kubectl/helm configured, a Linux workstation, a reachable MySQL server, and a domain name.
Load the Sakila Sample Database
Sakila models a DVD rental store — films, actors, inventory, rentals.
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