Countly is an open-source analytics platform that helps you track user behavior and identify patterns. Countly Community Edition is a free version of the Countly platform designed for developers and small businesses. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Countly Community Edition on POP! OS Latest.
Before you start the installation process, it is recommended that you update your system to ensure that you have the latest packages and security updates. Open the terminal and enter the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
This command will update and upgrade your system.
Countly uses MongoDB as its database backend. To install MongoDB, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt install mongodb
This command will install MongoDB on your system.
Countly is built on top of Node.js, a JavaScript runtime for building scalable web applications. To install Node.js, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt install nodejs
You also need to install npm, the package manager for Node.js, by running the following command:
sudo apt install npm
Now that you have installed MongoDB and Node.js, it's time to install Countly Community Edition. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo npm install -g countly-server
countly install
This command will install Countly Community Edition on your system.
Once the installation is complete, you can start Countly Community Edition by running the following command:
countly start
This command will start the Countly server. You can then access the Countly dashboard by navigating to http://localhost:6001 in your web browser.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Countly Community Edition on POP! OS Latest. You also learned how to start the Countly server and access the Countly dashboard. With Countly, you can track user behavior and gain insights into your application's performance.
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