How to Install AWStats on Alpine Linux Latest

Introduction

AWStats is an open-source web analytics tool that analyzes website traffic and provides detailed statistics. It can be easily installed on Alpine Linux Latest.

This tutorial will describe the step-by-step process of installing AWStats on Alpine Linux Latest

Prerequisites

Before you begin this tutorial, you'll need the following:

• Access to a terminal with sudo privileges.
• Alpine Linux Latest installation.

Step 1 - Install AWStats

1. Open the terminal and enter the following command to update the package lists:

   sudo apk update
   

2. Install AWStats using the following command:

   sudo apk add awstats
   

Step 2 - Configure AWStats

1. Copy the default awstats configuration file using the following command:

   sudo cp /usr/share/awstats/tools/awstats.conf /etc/awstats/
   

2. Edit the awstats configuration file using a text editor:

   sudo nano /etc/awstats/awstats.conf
   

   Make sure to substitute example.com with your website's domain name.

   • Update the LogFile parameter to point to your website's access logs:

     LogFile="/var/log/nginx/access.log"
     

   • Update the SiteDomain parameter to specify your website's domain name:

     SiteDomain="example.com"
     

3. To create the AWStats database, run the following command:

   sudo /usr/share/awstats/tools/awstats_buildstaticpages.pl -update -config=example.com -dir=/var/www/awstats
   

Step 3 - Enable CGI

1. Install the CGI package using the following command:

   sudo apk add fcgi
   

2. Edit the Nginx configuration file:

   sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
   

3. In the http block, locate the following section:

   location / {
       # ...
   }
   

   Add the following lines underneath it:

   location /awstats-icon {
       alias /usr/share/awstats/icon/;
   }
   
   location /cgi-bin {
       alias /usr/lib/cgi-bin/;
       add_header Cache-Control public;
       add_header Pragma public;
       add_header Expires $expires;
   }
   
   location ~ \.cgi$ {
       try_files    $uri =404;
       fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/fcgiwrap.socket;
       fastcgi_index index.cgi;
       fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME /usr/lib/cgi-bin$fastcgi_script_name;
       fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
       include       fastcgi_params;
   }
   

4. Check the configuration syntax:

   sudo nginx -t
   

5. Restart the Nginx service using the following command:

   sudo systemctl restart nginx
   

Step 4 - Access AWStats

1. Open your web browser and navigate to your website's URL, followed by the awstats directory:

   http://example.com/awstats/
   

2. Enter your AWStats username and password, which are the same as your Alpine Linux credentials, to access the web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered the step-by-step process of installing and configuring AWStats on Alpine Linux Latest. With AWStats installed, you'll be able to monitor and analyze your website traffic with ease.

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