Offen is an open-source alternative to Google Analytics, developed with data privacy as the primary focus. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Offen on EndeavourOS latest.
Update and upgrade the system packages to ensure that you have the latest version of each package installed on your system.
sudo pacman -Syu
Offen requires some dependencies to be installed on your system before the installation process can begin. Use the following command to install these dependencies.
sudo pacman -S git nodejs npm
Offen is available on Github. Clone the Offen repository using Git.
git clone https://github.com/offen/offen.git
Navigate into the newly created Offen directory, and install the Offen package using npm package manager.
cd offen
npm install
Offen requires configuration before you can start using it. Create a .env file and populate it with your configuration values.
cp .env.example .env
nano .env
After configuration, you can start the Offen server using the following command.
npm start
Offen is now running and can be accessed using your web browser at http://localhost:4000.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Offen on EndeavourOS latest. Offen provides an open-source solution for data privacy-focused analytics, making it an excellent alternative to Google Analytics.
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