In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to install Countly Community Edition on your Ubuntu Server Latest. Countly is a powerful and open-source analytics platform that can be used to track user activity across multiple devices and platforms.
Countly requires Node.js version 10 or greater to run. If you don't have Node.js installed, you can install it using the following commands:
$ curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo -E bash -
$ sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Countly uses MongoDB to store its data. You can install it using the following commands:
$ sudo apt-get install -y mongodb
After the installation, start MongoDB server using:
$ sudo systemctl start mongodb
Now, we can install Countly. Follow the below steps for installation:
Step 1:
Download and import the Countly GPG key:
$ wget -qO - https://repo.count.ly/CountlyPublicKey.asc | sudo apt-key add -
Step 2:
Create a Countly sources list:
$ echo "deb https://repo.count.ly/community/ all main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/countly.list
Step 3:
Update the package list:
$ sudo apt-get update
Step 4:
Install the Countly server:
$ sudo apt-get install -y countly-server
This will take some time and at the end of the installation, Countly setup wizard prompts.
To continue with installation, enter 'y' and press enter.
Follow the setup wizard to set up Countly for the first time.
With that, you've completed the installation of Countly on your server. You can now access Countly admin panel by going to http://<your-server-ip>:9000 in your web browser.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Countly Community Edition on your Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now start tracking user activity across your platforms effortlessly.
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