Umami is a self-hosted analytics solution that provides website statistics without compromising the privacy of its users. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to install Umami on NetBSD.
Before the installation, make sure you have the following:
To install the packages required for Umami, open the terminal and run the following command:
pkgin update && pkgin install git php7-curl php7-pdo php7-pdo_pgsql php7-openssl php7-json php7-mbstring
Clone the Umami repository using Git by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/mikecao/umami.git
Create a new PostgreSQL database by running the following command:
createdb umami
Create a new PostgreSQL user by running the following command:
createuser --pwprompt umami
Grant database privileges to the user by running the following command:
echo 'GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE umami TO umami;' | psql
Copy the sample configuration file and edit it:
cp config/example.env .env
Then, update the following environment variables in the .env
file:
APP_URL
set to the base URL of your Umami installationDB_CONNECTION
set to pgsql
DB_HOST
set to the hostname of your PostgreSQL database serverDB_PORT
set to the port of your PostgreSQL database serverDB_DATABASE
set to umami
DB_USERNAME
set to the PostgreSQL database user that was created earlierDB_PASSWORD
set to the password of the PostgreSQL database user that was created earlierRun the following command to migrate the database:
php artisan migrate --force
Use the following command to start the Umami web server:
php -S localhost:8000 -t public
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000
. You should now be able to access Umami.
You’ve successfully installed Umami on NetBSD. Umami is an excellent analytics solution that provides robust features without sacrificing user privacy. Enjoy!
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