How to Install Offen on Clear Linux Latest

Offen is an open-source, GDPR-compliant analytics tool for websites that respect user privacy. This tutorial will guide you through the process of setting up Offen on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you need to ensure you have the following:

• A Clear Linux Latest installation
• A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1 — Install Docker

Offen is containerized with Docker, so you need to install Docker first.

sudo swupd bundle-add containers-basic
sudo systemctl enable docker
sudo systemctl start docker

Step 2 - Install Offen

Once you have Docker up and running, use the following command to download the Offen image:

sudo docker pull offen/offen

Step 3 - Configure Offen

Before running Offen, you need to create a new configuration file in /etc/offen/config.yaml.

sudo mkdir /etc/offen
sudo vi /etc/offen/config.yaml

Here's an example configuration:

main:
  databaseurl: "postgres://user:password@host:port/dbname?sslmode=require"
  slowtimesthreshold: 200ms
  httpaddr: ":9876"
  httpsaddr: ""
  redirectaddr: ""
  publicurl: "https://my.domain.com/"
  domain: "my.domain.com"
  cookiepath: "/"
  storage: "fs"
  storagedir: "/data/offen"
  smtp:
    host: smtp.gmail.com
    port: 587
    username: "user@gmail.com"
    password: "password"
dataProtections:
  - name: "My Data Protection"
    url: "https://my.domain.com/data-protection"
    description: "This is the company's data protection policy."

Replace the values with your own settings.

Step 4 - Run Offen

Use the following command to run Offen:

sudo docker run -d \
  --name offen \
  -p 9876:9876 \
  -v /etc/offen/config.yaml:/app/config.yaml \
  -v /data/offen:/app/storage \
  offen/offen:latest

This command starts the Offen container with the configuration file and storage directory mounted as volumes.

Step 5 - Test Offen

You should now be able to access Offen from your browser by navigating to https://my.domain.com/ (replace with your own domain).

If everything works correctly, you will be greeted with the Offen login page. Congratulations, you have successfully installed Offen on Clear Linux Latest.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered the steps to install Offen on Clear Linux Latest. By following these steps, you now have a fully functional analytics tool that respects user privacy.

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