How to Install GoatCounter on EndeavourOS Latest

GoatCounter is a web analytics tool that provides simple and easy-to-use analytics for your website. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install GoatCounter on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing GoatCounter, you need to have the following:

• EndeavourOS Latest installed on your system.
• sudo access to the system.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

GoatCounter requires certain dependencies to be installed on your system before it can run correctly. Open the terminal on your EndeavourOS Latest and run the following command to install the dependencies:

sudo pacman -S go

Step 2: Download and Install GoatCounter

1. Create a new directory where you want to store the GoatCounter code. You can name it anything you like. For example:

mkdir goatcounter

2. Open the terminal and navigate to the newly created folder:

cd goatcounter

3. Download the GoatCounter code using the following command:

wget https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter/archive/master.zip

4. Unzip the downloaded file using the following command:

unzip master.zip

5. Navigate to the GoatCounter directory using the following command:

cd goatcounter-master

6. Compile and install GoatCounter using the following command:

sudo make install

Step 3: Configure GoatCounter

1. Before running GoatCounter, you need to configure it. Copy the example configuration file to a new file called goatcounter.conf using the following command:

cp ./example.goatcounter.conf ./goatcounter.conf

2. Now open the goatcounter.conf file using your favorite text editor:

nano goatcounter.conf

3. Configure the database settings according to your preferences. For example, you can use SQLite database:

[sqlite3]
dsn = file:/path/to/database.sqlite3?cache=shared&mode=rwc

4. Save and close the configuration file.

Step 4: Run GoatCounter

1. To start the GoatCounter server, simply run the following command:

goatcounter serve

2. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8080. If you see a welcome page, you have successfully installed GoatCounter on your EndeavourOS Latest system.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed GoatCounter on your EndeavourOS Latest system. You can now use it to get simple and easy-to-use analytics for your website.

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