Plausible Analytics is an open-source web analytics platform, which is privacy-focused, lightweight, and easy-to-use. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Plausible Analytics on POP! OS Latest.
Log in to your server as a user with sudo permissions using SSH. You can use any SSH client to connect, such as PuTTY (Windows) or the ssh command-line tool (Linux/Unix/MacOS).
ssh username@your_server_ip_address
Replace username with your username and your_server_ip_address with your server’s IP address. Enter the password when prompted.
Before installing any new software, it is recommended to update your system to the latest package versions. Use the following commands to do so:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Plausible Analytics runs inside of Docker containers. Install Docker using the following command:
sudo apt install docker.io
After installation, start and enable the Docker service to start on boot:
sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker
Docker Compose is the tool that lets you manage multi-container Docker applications. Install Docker Compose using the following commands:
sudo apt install curl
sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.29.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
Verify the installation with the following command:
docker-compose --version
To access Plausible Analytics from your domain name, you need to set up a reverse proxy. In this tutorial, we will use Caddy as the reverse proxy.
Install Caddy using the following commands:
curl https://getcaddy.com | sudo bash -s personal
Create a new Caddyfile configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/caddy/Caddyfile
Add the following configuration to the file:
your_domain_name {
reverse_proxy localhost:8000
}
Replace your_domain_name with your domain name.
Save and exit the file (Ctrl + X, Y, Enter).
Reload the Caddy service to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl reload caddy
Create a new directory for Plausible Analytics:
mkdir plausible-analytics
cd plausible-analytics
Download the latest release of Plausible Analytics:
sudo curl -L https://github.com/plausible/analytics/releases/latest/download/docker-compose.yml -o docker-compose.yml
Modify the docker-compose.yml file to use your domain name:
sudo nano docker-compose.yml
Locate the line that says PLAUSIBLE_ROOT_URL and modify it to reflect your domain name:
PLAUSIBLE_ROOT_URL=https://your_domain_name
Save and exit the file (Ctrl + X, Y, Enter).
Start the Plausible Analytics Docker container:
sudo docker-compose up -d
Access Plausible Analytics by navigating to your domain name URL in a web browser:
https://your_domain_name
You should now see the Plausible Analytics login screen.
Log in to your Plausible Analytics installation using the default credentials: admin for the username and secret for the password.
After logging in, you will be prompted to change your password.
Follow the on-screen instructions to configure your Plausible Analytics installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Plausible Analytics on POP! OS Latest. You can now start using the platform to track and analyze web traffic to your website.
Plausible Analytics is an excellent web analytics platform that respects user privacy, is easy to use, and is free of charge. With this tutorial, you can easily install Plausible Analytics on POP! OS Latest and start using it to analyze your website traffic.
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