GoatCounter is a simple web analytics platform that can be easily integrated with your website. Here's how you can install GoatCounter on Manjaro:
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following installed:
First, you'll need to download GoatCounter. You can either download it from the official website at goatcounter.com, or use the following command:
wget https://github.com/zgoat/goatcounter/releases/download/v1.3.1/goatcounter-v1.3.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz
Once the download is complete, extract the files from the tar archive:
tar xzf goatcounter-v1.3.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz
Next, move the extracted files to your web server root directory. Assuming that your web server root directory is /var/www/html, you can use the following command:
sudo mv goatcounter /var/www/html
After moving the files, you need to configure GoatCounter. To do this, create a config.yaml file in the goatcounter directory:
cd /var/www/html/goatcounter
nano config.yaml
In the config.yaml file, add the following:
dsn: sqlite:///var/www/html/goatcounter/goatcounter.sqlite
Save and close the file.
GoatCounter uses a SQLite database to store its data. To create a new database, use the following command:
touch goatcounter.sqlite
Make sure that the goatcounter.sqlite file and the goatcounter directory are writable by the web server user:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/goatcounter
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/goatcounter
Finally, you can access GoatCounter by navigating to the following URL:
http://localhost/goatcounter/
Note that you may need to replace localhost with your website's domain name or IP address.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed GoatCounter on Manjaro.
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