Plausible Analytics is a privacy-focused and open-source web analytics tool that offers simple and easy to use features. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Plausible Analytics on Arch Linux.
Before starting the installation process, make sure that the following requirements are met.
Before installing Plausible Analytics, we need to install some dependencies required for the application to run correctly. Run the following command to install the required packages.
sudo pacman -Syu curl nginx
Next, we need to download the Plausible Analytics latest version from Github. Run the following command to download the package.
curl -o plausible.deb -L https://github.com/plausible/analytics/releases/latest/download/plausible.deb
After downloading the package, we need to install it using the following command.
sudo pacman -U plausible.deb
Next, we need to configure the Nginx web server to serve Plausible Analytics on our desired domain. Run the following command to open the Nginx default configuration file.
sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Add the following server block at the end of the file.
server {
listen 80;
server_name your-domain.com;
location / {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
}
}
Replace "your-domain.com" with your actual domain name. Save and close the file by pressing "CTRL + X", then "Y", and then "ENTER".
Restart the Nginx service to apply the changes.
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Next, we need to configure Plausible Analytics to match our server settings. Open the Plausible Analytics configuration file using the following command.
sudo nano /etc/plausible/config.toml
Update the following lines with your actual domain name.
[server]
hostname = "your-domain.com"
protocol = "http"
port = 80
Save and close the file by pressing "CTRL + X", then "Y", and then "ENTER".
After configuring Plausible Analytics, we can start the service using the following command.
sudo systemctl start plausible
Plausible Analytics is now running on your Arch Linux server. You can access it using your domain name on a web browser.
http://your-domain.com/
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Plausible Analytics on Arch Linux.
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