Installing Umami on Arch Linux

Introduction

Umami is an open-source web analytics platform that enables you to track user interactions with your websites. It has a simple and modern interface that allows you to visualize your data in real-time. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Umami on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A server running Arch Linux
• A web server (Apache, Nginx, etc.) installed and configured
• PHP and its extensions installed
• MariaDB or MySQL database installed and running

Step 1 - Install Umami

1. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to install Umami.
2. Clone the Umami repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/mikecao/umami.git

3. Once the cloning is complete, navigate to the umami directory:

cd umami

4. Install the dependencies using the following command:

composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader

Step 2 - Configure the Database

1. Log in to the MariaDB or MySQL database using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

2. Create a new database for Umami using the following command:

CREATE DATABASE umami;

3. Create a new user and grant it all permissions to the umami database:

CREATE USER 'umami_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'umami_password';

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON umami.* TO 'umami_user'@'localhost';

4. Exit from the MySQL shell:

exit

Step 3 - Configure Umami

1. Copy the .env.example file to a new .env file:

cp .env.example .env

2. Open the .env file using a text editor:

nano .env

3. Configure the following settings:

• APP_URL: The URL of your Umami installation.
• DB_CONNECTION: Set this to mysql.
• DB_HOST: Set this to localhost.
• DB_PORT: Set this to 3306.
• DB_DATABASE: Set this to umami.
• DB_USERNAME: Set this to umami_user.
• DB_PASSWORD: Set this to umami_password.
• SESSION_DRIVER: Set this to database.
• APP_KEY: This should be a random string of 32 characters. You can generate it using the following command:

php artisan key:generate --show

4. Save and close the file.

Step 4 - Create the Database Tables

1. Run the following command to create the Umami database tables:

php artisan migrate

2. Run the following command to create a new user for Umami:

php artisan umami:user

3. Follow the prompts to create a new user account.

Step 5 - Configure the Web Server

1. Open your web server configuration file (e.g. /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default for Nginx).
2. Add a new server block that points to the public directory of your Umami installation. Here is an example for Nginx:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;

    root /path/to/umami/public;

    index index.php index.html;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        try_files $uri =404;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}

3. Save the file and reload the web server:

systemctl reload httpd.service

Step 6 - Access Umami

1. Open your web browser and navigate to the URL of your Umami installation.
2. Log in using the user account you created in Step 4.
3. You should now see the Umami dashboard, where you can start tracking user interactions with your websites.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Umami on Arch Linux. With Umami, you can track user interactions with your websites and gain insights into how users engage with your content.

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