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Docker

With a Docker installation, run Superset and the MCP server as separate containers that share the same config.

Add MCP settings to superset_config.py:

MCP_SERVICE_HOST = "0.0.0.0"
MCP_SERVICE_PORT = 5008
MCP_DEV_USERNAME = "admin"  # development only

Use Docker Compose to run both services:

services:
  superset:
    image: apache/superset:latest
    ports:
      - "8088:8088"
    volumes:
      - ./superset_config.py:/app/superset_config.py
    environment:
      - SUPERSET_CONFIG_PATH=/app/superset_config.py

  mcp:
    image: apache/superset:latest
    command: ["superset", "mcp", "run", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "5008"]
    ports:
      - "5008:5008"
    volumes:
      - ./superset_config.py:/app/superset_config.py
    environment:
      - SUPERSET_CONFIG_PATH=/app/superset_config.py
    depends_on:
      - superset

Both containers mount the same superset_config.py, so authentication, database connections, and feature flags stay in sync.