How to Install Ackee on Manjaro

Ackee is a free, open source self-hosted analytics tool. In this tutorial, we will be installing it on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

• A Manjaro installation
• sudo privileges
• Node.js and NPM installed (You can install them using this command: sudo pacman -S nodejs npm)

Installing Ackee

1. First, go to the Ackee website https://ackee.electerious.com, and download the latest release.

2. Extract the downloaded archive.

3. Open the terminal and navigate to the extracted folder.

4. Install dependencies using the following command:

   npm install --production
   

5. Run Ackee using the following command:

   node ./
   

6. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:3000. You should see the Ackee login page.

7. To create a new account, click on the "Sign up" button and follow the instructions.

8. Once signed in, you can start using Ackee to track your website visitors.

Running Ackee as a Service

Instead of running Ackee manually, you can set it up as a system service so that it starts automatically on boot.

1. Install pm2 using the following command:

   sudo npm install -g pm2
   

2. Go to the Ackee folder and start Ackee using pm2:

   pm2 start index.js --name ackee
   

3. Set pm2 to start Ackee on system boot:

   pm2 startup systemd
   sudo systemctl enable pm2-root
   

4. Now Ackee will start automatically on system boot.

Conclusion

We have successfully installed Ackee on Manjaro and set it up as a system service so that it starts automatically on boot. You can now use Ackee to track your website visitors.

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