GoAccess is an open-source web log analyzer and real-time analytics tool that helps you to analyze and monitor web server logs in a real-time system. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of GoAccess on EndeavourOS Latest.
Firstly, update your system to ensure you have the latest packages using your terminal:
sudo pacman -Syu
Next, install the GoAccess package using the pacman package manager on EndeavourOS by running the following command on Terminal:
sudo pacman -S goaccess
The default configuration file for GoAccess is located at /etc/goaccess.conf. You can modify the configuration file as per your needs, but be cautious not to configure sensitive information.
After installing and configuring GoAccess, we can start analyzing and monitoring web server log data using the goaccess command. To analyze logs, navigate to the web server's access file location on your server via Terminal and run the command:
sudo goaccess /var/log/nginx/access.log
The command will start analyzing the logs file, and you will see the real-time web server report on your screen.
GoAccess is a powerful web-log analyzer that will provide you with real-time analytics on your webserver logs. With the simple installation process outlined in this tutorial, you can start analyzing your web server logs promptly.
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