In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Ackee on your Linux Mint system. Ackee is a self-hosted analytics platform that lets you keep track of your website visitors with ease.
Prerequisites:
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
First, you need to download the latest version of Ackee from the official website. You can find the download link here.
Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded file to a suitable location on your system.
Now, open the terminal and navigate to the directory where you have extracted the Ackee files using the following command:
cd /path/to/ackee-directory
After that, install the required dependencies by executing the following command:
npm install
Ackee requires a configuration file to run. You can use the following command to create a sample configuration file:
cp .env.example .env
Next, open the .env file using a text editor of your choice and modify the configuration values according to your requirements.
Once you have configured Ackee, you can start it by running the following command:
npm run start
This will start the Ackee server, and you will be able to access it by navigating to http://localhost:4000 in your web browser.
If you want Ackee to start automatically whenever your system starts up, you can create a Systemd service using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/ackee.service
Next, paste the following content into the file:
[Unit]
Description=Ackee Server
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=yourusername
ExecStart=/usr/bin/node /path/to/ackee-directory/server
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Make sure to replace yourusername with your actual Linux user name and /path/to/ackee-directory with the path to where you have extracted Ackee.
Save and close the file.
Finally, reload the systemd daemon and start Ackee using the following commands:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start ackee
You can now use the systemctl command to manage the Ackee service. For example, to check the status of the service, run the following command:
sudo systemctl status ackee
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Ackee on your Linux Mint system.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Ackee on Linux Mint. With Ackee, you can easily keep track of your website visitors and get valuable insights into how they interact with your website.
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