hive-site.xml

<configuration>
   <property>
      <name>javax.jdo.option.ConnectionURL</name>
      <value>jdbc:mysql://mysql:3306/hive_metastore?createDatabaseIfNotExist=true</value>
      <description>metadata is stored in a MySQL server</description>
   </property>
   <property>
      <name>javax.jdo.option.ConnectionDriverName</name>
      <value>com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</value>
      <description>MySQL JDBC driver class</description>
   </property>
   <property>
      <name>javax.jdo.option.ConnectionUserName</name>
      <value>root</value>
      <description>user name for connecting to mysql server</description>
   </property>
   <property>
      <name>javax.jdo.option.ConnectionPassword</name>
      <value>mysecret</value>
      <description>password for connecting to mysql server</description>
   </property>
   <property>
     <name>hive.metastore.warehouse.dir</name>
     <value>/shared_data/hive/warehouse</value>
     <description>location of default database for the warehouse</description>
   </property>
</configuration>