How to Install Hindsight on Ubuntu Server

Hindsight is an open-source web analytics tool developed by Mozilla. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install Hindsight on Ubuntu Server latest version.

Prerequisites

• Ubuntu Server (latest version) installed
• Root access to the server, or a user account with sudo permissions
• Internet connection

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

First, we need to install some prerequisites on our system. The following command will install all the dependencies we need:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y python python-dev python-pip build-essential libffi-dev libssl-dev

Step 2: Install Hindsight

1. Clone the https://github.com/mozilla-services/hindsight repository by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/mozilla-services/hindsight.git

2. Navigate to the Hindsight directory:

cd hindsight

3. Install the necessary modules and packages using pip:

sudo pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 3: Set Up Configuration

1. Copy the local.yaml.example file to local.yaml by running the following command:

cp local.yaml.example local.yaml

2. Edit the local.yaml file and provide the required information, such as database credentials, server and network information, etc.

Step 4: Start Hindsight

1. Use the following command to start Hindsight:

./bin/hindsight serve local.yaml

2. Once Hindsight is running, open a web browser and navigate to http://<server-ip>:8080. If you are running the server locally, you can use http://localhost:8080.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Hindsight on Ubuntu Server. Now you can use this powerful tool to analyze web traffic and gain insights into your website's performance.

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