# Apache Superset Data exploration and dashboard application that connects to SQL databases. - Replaces: [Tableau](https://openlogs.fyi/alternatives/tableau) - Summary: Paid business intelligence services, such as Tableau. - Stack: Python (language), Redis (database), PostgreSQL (database) - Deployment: docker_compose - License: Apache-2.0 (osi) [source](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/LICENSE.txt) - Business model: unknown. The README at the pinned commit does not state a business model, so it stays unknown. ([source](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/README.md), read 2026-10-22) - Difficulty: hard. 6 services (2 database or broker: redis, postgres), 5 volume mounts, 1 env value to set, no elevated host access. Heuristic score 8 of 11: hard. A source checkout is needed, so the rating is at least medium. - Requirements: not stated - Repository: [apache/superset](https://github.com/apache/superset) ## Install 1. Docker with the Compose plugin and git ([source](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/docs/admin_docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx)) ```text A host with Docker, the Docker Compose plugin and git. This entry needs a checkout of the project repository. ``` 2. Get the source at commit 47300cf ([source](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/docs/admin_docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx)) ```bash git init superset cd superset git remote add origin https://github.com/apache/superset.git git sparse-checkout init --cone git sparse-checkout set docker git fetch --depth 1 --filter=blob:none origin 47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035 git checkout FETCH_HEAD ``` 3. The compose file in the checkout: docker-compose-image-tag.yml (shown here for reading) ([source](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/docker-compose-image-tag.yml)) ```yaml # # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more # contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with # this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership. # The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0 # (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with # the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. # # ----------------------------------------------------------------------- # We don't support docker compose for production environments. # If you choose to use this type of deployment make sure to # create you own docker environment file (docker/.env) with your own # unique random secure passwords and SECRET_KEY. # # For verbose logging during development: # - Set SUPERSET_LOG_LEVEL=debug in docker/.env-local for detailed Superset logs # ----------------------------------------------------------------------- x-superset-image: &superset-image apachesuperset.docker.scarf.sh/apache/superset:${TAG:-latest} x-superset-volumes: &superset-volumes # /app/pythonpath_docker will be appended to the PYTHONPATH in the final container - ./docker:/app/docker - superset_home:/app/superset_home x-superset-environment: &superset-environment # Tagged images must use their bundled packages rather than host bind mounts. DEV_MODE: "false" services: redis: image: redis:7 container_name: superset_cache restart: unless-stopped volumes: - redis:/data db: env_file: - path: docker/.env # default required: true - path: docker/.env-local # optional override required: false image: postgres:17 container_name: superset_db restart: unless-stopped volumes: - db_home:/var/lib/postgresql/data - ./docker/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d superset: env_file: - path: docker/.env # default required: true - path: docker/.env-local # optional override required: false environment: *superset-environment image: *superset-image container_name: superset_app command: ["/app/docker/docker-bootstrap.sh", "app-gunicorn"] user: "root" restart: unless-stopped ports: - 8088:8088 depends_on: superset-init: condition: service_completed_successfully volumes: *superset-volumes superset-init: image: *superset-image container_name: superset_init command: ["/app/docker/docker-init.sh"] env_file: - path: docker/.env # default required: true - path: docker/.env-local # optional override required: false environment: *superset-environment depends_on: db: condition: service_started redis: condition: service_started user: "root" volumes: *superset-volumes healthcheck: disable: true superset-worker: image: *superset-image container_name: superset_worker command: ["/app/docker/docker-bootstrap.sh", "worker"] env_file: - path: docker/.env # default required: true - path: docker/.env-local # optional override required: false environment: *superset-environment restart: unless-stopped depends_on: superset-init: condition: service_completed_successfully user: "root" volumes: *superset-volumes healthcheck: test: [ "CMD-SHELL", "celery -A superset.tasks.celery_app:app inspect ping -d celery@$$HOSTNAME", ] superset-worker-beat: image: *superset-image container_name: superset_worker_beat command: ["/app/docker/docker-bootstrap.sh", "beat"] env_file: - path: docker/.env # default required: true - path: docker/.env-local # optional override required: false environment: *superset-environment restart: unless-stopped depends_on: superset-init: condition: service_completed_successfully user: "root" volumes: *superset-volumes healthcheck: disable: true volumes: superset_home: external: false db_home: external: false redis: external: false ``` 4. What the compose file check ran with ([source](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/docs/admin_docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx)) ```text The compose file check ran in a checkout of apache/superset at 47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035 (a sparse checkout: the top-level files and the folder docker). The Docker Compose guide tells the reader to shallow-clone the repository and start an official release with docker compose -f docker-compose-image-tag.yml up. ``` 5. Start it ([source](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/docs/admin_docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx)) ```bash docker compose -f docker-compose-image-tag.yml up -d ``` 6. Open the app ([source](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/docker-compose-image-tag.yml)) ```text Open http://localhost:8088. The compose file publishes host port 8088 for the superset service. The docs say to visit this address in a web browser. ``` Compose file check: config_ok on 2026-10-22. ## Gotchas and maintenance ### Gotchas - Some images use the latest tag or no tag: Images without a pinned version: superset: apachesuperset.docker.scarf.sh/apache/superset:${TAG:-latest}, superset-init: apachesuperset.docker.scarf.sh/apache/superset:${TAG:-latest}, superset-worker: apachesuperset.docker.scarf.sh/apache/superset:${TAG:-latest}, superset-worker-beat: apachesuperset.docker.scarf.sh/apache/superset:${TAG:-latest}. A later pull can get a different version. ([source](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/docker-compose-image-tag.yml), checked 2026-10-22) - The compose file publishes host ports: Host ports: 8088 (superset). A port without a host address listens on all host network interfaces. ([source](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/docker-compose-image-tag.yml), checked 2026-10-22) - The compose file mounts host folders: Host paths mounted into containers: ./docker/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d at /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d (db), ./docker at /app/docker (superset), ./docker at /app/docker (superset-init), ./docker at /app/docker (superset-worker), ./docker at /app/docker (superset-worker-beat). ([source](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/docker-compose-image-tag.yml), checked 2026-10-22) ### Signals Computed from a GitHub snapshot taken 2026-10-22. - Open issues and pull requests: 614 - Stars: 75252, forks: 18507 - Last push: 2026-10-22 (0 days ago) - Latest release: 6.1.0 on 2026-05-13 (162 days ago) ## Sources - [Repository: https://github.com/apache/superset](https://github.com/apache/superset) - [License: https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/LICENSE.txt](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/LICENSE.txt) - [Business model: https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/README.md](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/README.md) - [Compose file: https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/docker-compose-image-tag.yml](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/docker-compose-image-tag.yml) - [Install step: https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/docs/admin_docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/47300cf4c2f13aa3a4bef6c7f349f58397de0035/docs/admin_docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx) --- Canonical: https://openlogs.fyi/tools/apache-superset Last updated: 2026-10-22