Apache Superset and MR3 2.x

[David Engel]

Some of our analysts want to try Apache Superset with Hive/MR3. It
looks like Supserset is still included with MR3 2.x when using the
typescript configuration method but we are now using the plain,
Kubernetes method. Is there an easy way to run Superset without using
typescript or should we look into switching back?

David
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David Engel
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[Sungwoo Park]

Hi David,

If you use the plain shell scripts, you cannot directly use the Superset image that we uploaded because it depends on a secondary HiveServer2 instance (created automatically by the typescript code).

So, if you want to continue to use the plain shell scripts, you need to try a manual installation of Superset and follow the standard instruction for installing and connecting Superset with HiveServer2. My guess is that it will not be a simple task like half an hour of work, but it should not be extremely challenging, provided that you don't use Kerberos or SSL encryption.

The MR3 2.0 release still supports Superset with the typescript code, and it takes care of Kerberos and SSL encryption automatically (which is quite tricky to set up correctly). You could save your time by trying the typescript code, but please keep in mind that the Superset version is rather old (April 2022). On the other hand, this old version might still suffice for your use cases.

Sungwoo