How to Install Ackee on POP! OS Latest

Ackee is a self-hosted tool for tracking website analytics. Installing Ackee on your POP! OS allows you to gather analytics data from your website and analyze it to improve your website's performance. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to install Ackee on POP! OS.

Prerequisites

• POP! OS latest version
• Node.js (version 10 or higher)
• MongoDB (version 3 or higher)

Step 1: Install Node.js

1. Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard.
2. Install Node.js by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt install nodejs

3. Confirm the installation by checking the Node.js version:

node -v

Step 2: Install MongoDB

1. Install MongoDB by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt install mongodb

2. Start the MongoDB service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start mongodb

3. Enable the MongoDB service to start automatically at system boot:

sudo systemctl enable mongodb

4. Confirm the installation by checking the MongoDB version:

mongo --version

Step 3: Install Ackee

1. Install Ackee by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo npm install ackee-server -g

2. Create a configuration file for Ackee:

ackee-server --init

3. Edit the configuration file in your preferred text editor:

nano ~/.ackee

4. Replace the placeholder values in the configuration file with your MongoDB connection string and your Ackee server URL. You can get your MongoDB connection string by running the following command:

mongo
> use ackee
> db.createUser({ user: "ackeeuser", pwd: "password", roles: [{ role: "readWrite", db: "ackee" }] })

Replace ackeeuser and password with your desired username and password.

5. Save and close the configuration file.

6. Start the Ackee server by running the following command:

ackee-server --start

7. Confirm that the Ackee server is running by visiting your Ackee server URL in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Ackee on your POP! OS. You can now start tracking website analytics data and optimizing your website for better performance.

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