Metabase is now available in RackWorks one-click marketplace. Deploy a full business intelligence platform in minutes, no CLI or configuration required.

Metabase is now live in the RackWorks one-click app marketplace. You can deploy a full open-source business intelligence and analytics platform directly from the control panel in under five minutes, no SSH, no command line, no configuration files.

What Metabase Does and Why It Matters

Metabase is an open-source business intelligence tool that connects to your databases, transforms raw data into visual dashboards and charts, and makes analytics accessible to non-technical team members. Unlike writing SQL queries manually or maintaining expensive SaaS analytics tools, Metabase runs entirely on your own hardware under your control. Your data stays on your server.

For small teams, startups, and companies handling sensitive data, this means compliance on your terms, no recurring per-seat fees, and the ability to ask questions of your data without waiting for a data engineer.

One-Click Deployment: What That Means

Select Metabase from the RackWorks app marketplace in your control panel. Click deploy. The platform installs with a working database, web interface, and sensible defaults. You log in, point Metabase at your data source, and start building dashboards immediately.

No manual package installation, no database tuning, no reverse proxy configuration, no ports to open by hand. Deployment takes about 90 seconds.

Sizing for Metabase

Metabase is lightweight, especially for teams under 20 people running standard analytical queries against databases up to several gigabytes. Most small-to-medium deployments run comfortably on a KVM Start plan at $10/mo (2 vCPU, 2GB RAM, 40GB SSD) or an LXC Start at $7/mo (2 vCPU, 2GB RAM, 30GB SSD) for testing or very light use.

If you're running more complex queries, more dashboards, or higher concurrent user load, the KVM Growth at $20/mo (4 vCPU, 4GB RAM, 80GB SSD, unlimited transfer) gives breathing room. For production environments serving 50+ users or running heavy analytical workloads, consider the Dedicated Core DC-2 at $35/mo (2 dedicated CPU cores, 4GB RAM, 80GB NVMe, unlimited transfer) to eliminate neighbor noise and ensure predictable query performance.

How to Get Started

  1. Log into your RackWorks control panel.
  2. Navigate to the app marketplace.
  3. Search for or select Metabase.
  4. Choose your server and click deploy.
  5. Wait for the one-click installer to finish (typically under 5 minutes).
  6. Access Metabase at your server's URL, log in with the default credentials shown in the deployment output.
  7. Add your database connection, create a dashboard, and start querying.

Your instance is fully yours. You control backups, upgrades, and access. No vendor lock-in, no data export limitations.

Why Now

Metabase joins 47 other self-hosted applications in the RackWorks marketplace (WordPress, Ghost, Nextcloud, Vaultwarden, Gitea, Jellyfin, Grafana, Prometheus, trading stacks, and many more). The marketplace is built for teams who want full-stack control without the operations burden of manual installation and configuration.

Deploy Metabase today and own your analytics infrastructure.

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