Shynet is a self-hosted analytics tool that helps you monitor and analyze website traffic. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the installation process of Shynet on Fedora CoreOS Latest.
Before getting started, make sure you have the following:
The first step to installing Shynet is cloning the Shynet repository to your server. To do this, navigate to the location where you want to install Shynet, then run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/milesmcc/shynet.git
After cloning the Shynet repository, you need to install the required Python packages. To do this, navigate to the Shynet directory, then run the following command:
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Next, you need to configure Shynet by copying the example configuration file and renaming it to config.yml. To do this, run the following command:
cp config.example.yml config.yml
Now, open the config.yml file using your favorite text editor and configure the following settings:
hostname: your server's hostnameurl: the URL of your websiteallowed_hosts: a list of allowed domain namessmtp: SMTP settings for sending emailsdatabase: database settings for storing analytics dataOnce you have configured the config.yml file, save it and close the text editor.
Finally, you can start Shynet by running the following command:
python3 shynet.py
Once Shynet is running, it will start collecting analytics data from your website. You can access the Shynet web interface by navigating to http://your-server-ip:8080 in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Shynet on Fedora CoreOS Latest. You can now monitor and analyze your website traffic using Shynet. If you encountered any issues during the installation process, feel free to consult the official Shynet documentation or seek assistance from the Shynet community.
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