Configure Hue to Store Data in PostgreSQL

About this task

Procedure

  1. Install the following packages:
    CentOS yum install gcc python-devel postgresql-devel
    SLES zypper install gcc python-devel postgresql-devel
    Ubuntu apt-get install gcc python-dev postgresql-server-dev-all
  2. Ensure that the pg_config command is in your PATH. For example, on CentOS with PostgreSQL 9.4 development package from the postgresql.org official repository, you need to add the directory with pg_config manually:
    export PATH="/usr/pgsql-9.4/bin:$PATH"
  3. Install the Python psycopg2 package in Hue:
    cd /opt/mapr/hue/hue-<version>
    source ./bin/activate
    pip install psycopg2
    deactivate              
  4. Configure database connection parameters in the [desktop][[database]] section of hue.ini. Set the following properties for your database connection parameters:
    [desktop]
      ...
      [[database]]
        engine=postgresql_psycopg2
        host=<host>
        port=5432
        user=<user>
        password=<password>
        name=<database>
        schema=<schema>
    
    Example of Configuration
    [desktop]
      ...
      [[database]]
        engine=postgresql_psycopg2
        host=node1
        port=5432
        user=hue
        password=hue_password
        name=hue
        schema=public
    
  5. Perform the initial data migration:
    sudo /opt/mapr/server/configure.sh -R                
  6. Restart Hue:
    maprcli node services -name hue -action restart -nodes <node_with_hue>