Countly is an open-source, real-time, data-driven mobile analytics and web analytics platform. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Countly Community Edition on MXLinux Latest.
Before you start, ensure that your system is up to date and that you have the following prerequisites:
To run the Countly server, you need to install some dependencies on your system. Run the following command to install them:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y wget g++ make git mongodb nginx redis-server
Countly requires Node.js to run. If you do not have Node.js installed on your system, download and install it by running the following commands in your terminal:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Once the installation is complete, check the version of Node.js using the following command:
node -v
Clone the Countly Community Edition repository using Git by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/Countly/countly-server.git
Navigate to the cloned directory using the following command:
cd countly-server
Run the following command to install Countly:
./bin/countly.install.sh
This will install all the necessary dependencies and configure the Countly server.
Create a new Nginx configuration file for Countly:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/countly.conf
Add the following code to the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your-domain.com;
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:6001/;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
}
location /i {
alias /opt/countly/public/images/;
}
}
Save and exit the file. Then, create a symbolic link to enable the configuration:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/countly.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
Restart the Nginx service to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
After completing the above steps, start the Countly server using the following command:
sudo supervisorctl start countly
You can now access the Countly dashboard by visiting your server's IP address or domain name in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we have guided you through the process of installing Countly Community Edition on MXLinux Latest. You can now use Countly to monitor and analyze data from your mobile applications and websites.
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