Offen is a free and open-source self-hosted analytics tool that respects your users' privacy. It is relatively easy to install Offen on FreeBSD latest using Docker.
Before installing Offen, you need to meet the following requirements:
The first step of installing Offen on FreeBSD latest is to clone the Offen repository from GitHub. Open your terminal and run the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/offen/offen.git
Next, navigate to the cloned directory and copy the .env.template file to .env.
$ cd offen
$ cp .env.template .env
Then, open the .env file in your preferred text editor and edit the OFFEN_SECRET_KEY variable with a unique secret key.
To start the Offen server, you need to run the following command:
$ docker-compose up -d
Once the Offen server is up and running, you can access the web interface by pointing your web browser to the server's IP address on port 8080. For example, if the IP address of your server is 192.168.0.1, you can access the Offen web interface by navigating to http://192.168.0.1:8080.
To start using Offen, you need to register your account. Click on the Register button on the top right corner of the web interface and provide the required details.
After registering your account, you need to create a new project and embed the provided JavaScript snippet on your website to start tracking user data.
That's it! You have successfully installed Offen on FreeBSD latest using Docker. Offen is a powerful analytics tool that respects the privacy of your users, and with Docker, it is relatively easy to install on any platform.
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