Shynet is an open-source, self-hosted analytics platform that enables website owners to track their visitors' behavior and gain insights into user interactions. This tutorial will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing and configuring Shynet on Arch Linux.
Before you begin the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step in the installation process is to install Git, which is a distributed version control system. You can install Git on Arch Linux using the following command:
sudo pacman -S git
Next, clone the Shynet repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/milesmcc/shynet.git
This will create a new directory called "shynet" in your current working directory.
To install Shynet's dependencies, run the following command:
cd shynet
npm ci
This will install all the required dependencies as specified in the package.json file.
Before you can use Shynet, you need to configure it by creating a configuration file. You can create a default configuration file by running the following command:
npm run init
This will create a new file called config.js in the shynet/ directory. You can edit this file to configure Shynet according to your needs.
After configuring Shynet, you can run it using the following command:
npm run start
This will start the Shynet server and you should be able to access the Shynet dashboard by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3000. If you want to run Shynet continuously, you may want to use a process manager like systemd or pm2.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Shynet on Arch Linux. You can now use Shynet to track your website's traffic and gain insights into user behavior.
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