Using an External Database for Hue Cloudera strongly recommends an external database for clusters with multiple Hue users, especially clusters in a production environment. The default database, SQLite, works best with a single user and a small dataset. For supported databases, see: CDH 5 supported databases Continue reading: Using an External Database for Hue Using Cloudera Manager Using an External Database for Hue Using the Command Line Enabling Hue Applications Using Cloudera Manager Using an External Database for Hue Using Cloudera Manager