GlitchTip is an open-source error and exception monitoring tool for Django and Flask applications. It is designed to capture and analyze errors and exceptions in real-time, helping developers find and fix bugs quickly. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install GlitchTip on Debian.
It is always recommended to update your system packages before installing any new software. You can do this by running the following commands in your terminal:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
GlitchTip requires several Python modules and system dependencies to function correctly. To install them, run the following command:
sudo apt install python3-dev python3-pip build-essential libpq-dev libffi-dev
GlitchTip requires a PostgreSQL database to store error data. You can create a new database and user for GlitchTip using the following commands:
sudo -u postgres psql
CREATE DATABASE glitchtip;
CREATE USER glitchtipuser WITH PASSWORD 'your_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE glitchtip TO glitchtipuser;
You can install GlitchTip using pip, a Python package manager. To install GlitchTip and its dependencies, run the following command:
pip3 install glitchtip[postgres]
After installing GlitchTip, you need to configure it by creating a configuration file. You can use the following command to create a default configuration file:
glitchtip create-config
This command will create a glitchtip.conf file in the current directory. You can edit this file to customize how GlitchTip runs. Here is an example configuration file:
DATABASE_URL = postgres://glitchtipuser:your_password_here@localhost/glitchtip
SECRET_KEY = your_secret_key_here
DEBUG = False
To start GlitchTip, run the following command:
glitchtip run
GlitchTip will start running on http://127.0.0.1:8000 by default. To access GlitchTip, open your web browser and go to http://your_server_ip_address:8000.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured GlitchTip on Debian. Now, you can start monitoring errors and exceptions in your Django or Flask application.
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