Offen is a self-hosted alternative to Google Analytics that allows website owners to collect analytics data without compromising on user privacy. Here are the steps to install Offen on MXLinux Latest:
Since the Offen installation is containerized with docker, you need to install docker and docker-compose on your MXLinux machine. You can use the following commands in the terminal to do so:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install docker.io
sudo systemctl enable --now docker
sudo apt install docker-compose
Next, you need to clone the Offen repository from GitHub to your local machine. You can use the following command in the terminal to do so:
git clone https://github.com/offen/offen.git
After cloning the Offen repository, navigate to the cloned directory and open the 'docker-compose.yml' file with a text editor of your choice:
cd offen
nano docker-compose.yml
In the 'docker-compose.yml' file, you can configure Offen by setting the environment variables according to your requirements. Some of the important environment variables are:
After configuring Offen, you can launch it using the following command in the terminal:
sudo docker-compose up -d
This will start the Offen container in the background, and you can access it by visiting the website at http://localhost:8080.
To use this on your public domain, you need to create an SSL certificate. You can do this for free using Let's Encrypt.
After installing Let's Encrypt, generate a certificate that maps things with your domain name.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Offen on your MXLinux machine. You can now collect analytics data without compromising on user privacy.
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