GoatCounter is one of the simplest web analytics tools that don't need any fancy server-side setup, but still provide valuable insights into your website visitors. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing GoatCounter on Fedora CoreOS Latest.
Before getting into the installation process, you will have to ensure that:
GoatCounter requires a few dependencies to be installed on your system before it can be installed. First, let's update the package manager and upgrade any outdated packages:
sudo dnf update -y
Next, install the dependencies:
sudo dnf install -y openssl-static
The GoatCounter binary is available on the official website. Download the latest release of GoatCounter by visiting this link:
sudo curl -L https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter/releases/download/v1.X/goatcounter_1.X_linux_amd64.tar.gz -o goatcounter.tar.gz
Replace 1.X with the latest GoatCounter version available at the time of installation.
Extract the downloaded archive:
tar -xzf goatcounter.tar.gz
This will extract the GoatCounter binary into the current directory. Move the binary to a location that is accessible to all system users:
sudo mv goatcounter /usr/local/bin/
Now that we have installed GoatCounter, let's configure it to use our domain name. Create a configuration file at /etc/goatcounter.conf:
sudo nano /etc/goatcounter.conf
Add the following contents to the file:
[http]
host = <your-server-domain-name>
Replace <your-server-domain-name> with your server's domain name, e.g., example.com.
We will now create a service file to run GoatCounter as a system service. Create a new file at /etc/systemd/system/goatcounter.service:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/goatcounter.service
Add the following contents to the file:
[Unit]
Description=GoatCounter web analytics
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/goatcounter serve
Restart=always
User=www-data
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Make sure to replace the User value with a non-root user with minimal permissions.
Now that everything is set up, start the GoatCounter service:
sudo systemctl start goatcounter
You can now access GoatCounter by going to http://<your-server-domain-name> in your web browser.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install GoatCounter on Fedora CoreOS Latest. We hope that this tutorial has been helpful to you!
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