In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Shynet on POP! OS Latest. Shynet is an open-source web analytics solution that allows you to track website visits, clicks, and other statistics. It is easy to set up and can be used with any website.
Shynet is available on GitHub, and we will use Git to clone the repository and install Shynet on POP! OS Latest.
Before we begin, you need:
We will start by cloning the Shynet repository from GitHub. Open the terminal on your POP! OS Latest machine and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/milesmcc/shynet.git
This command will clone the Shynet repository to your current working directory.
We need to install some dependencies before we proceed with the installation. Run the following command to install the dependencies:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y \
python3 python3-pip python3-dev \
libpq-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libgdal-dev libproj-dev \
postgresql-client redis-tools
This command will install the required dependencies for Shynet. It will also install PostgreSQL, which we will use to store data.
Now that we have installed the dependencies, we can proceed with the installation. Go to the Shynet directory by running the following command:
cd shynet
Inside the directory, we will use pip to install Shynet's requirements. Run the following command to install the requirements:
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
This command will install all the required packages for Shynet to function.
We need to configure Shynet to use our PostgreSQL database. Copy the sample configuration file and create a new configuration file using the following command:
cp config.example.py config.py
Open the config.py file using your preferred text editor and edit the following lines:
DATABASE_URI = 'sqlite:///db.sqlite3'
Change the above line to:
# Replace with your PostgreSQL credentials
DATABASE_URI = 'postgresql://user:password@host/dbname'
Save and close the file.
Before we can use Shynet, we need to create the required database tables. Run the following command to create the database tables:
python3 manage.py migrate
This command will create the necessary tables in your PostgreSQL database.
To start Shynet, run the following command:
python3 manage.py runserver
This command will start the Flask development server and make Shynet accessible at http://localhost:5000.
If you want to deploy Shynet on a production server, it is recommended that you use a production-ready web server such as Nginx or Apache. Flask's built-in development server is not suitable for production use.
Please refer to Flask's documentation on deployment for more information.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Shynet on POP! OS Latest. We also learned how to configure Shynet and use it to track website visits and other statistics.
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