PostHog is a popular open-source product analytics platform that records user interactions with web applications and helps teams build better products. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install PostHog on Linux Mint.
Before we start with the installation process, you must have the following set up on your system:
Open the terminal on your Linux Mint machine and navigate to the directory where you want to install PostHog.
Clone the PostHog repository:
git clone https://github.com/posthog/posthog.git
After cloning the PostHog repository, navigate to the cloned directory:
cd posthog
Copy the example.env file to .env
cp .env.example .env
Now, edit the .env file to set the values of environment variables PostHog needs to run. You can use the default values if they work for you.
vim .env
After configuring PostHog, start the PostHog server using docker-compose:
docker-compose up -d
This command will start the PostHog container in the background.
You can verify the installation by visiting localhost:8000 in your web browser. You should see the PostHog login page.
That's it! You have successfully installed PostHog on Linux Mint. Now, you can use PostHog to analyze your web applications' user interactions and build better products.
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