How to install Countly Community Edition on Void Linux

Countly is an open-source, real-time mobile and web analytics platform. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install Countly Community Edition on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

• A Linux-based operating system (in this tutorial, we'll use Void Linux)
• A non-root user with sudo privileges
• Node.js version 14.x or later
• MongoDB version 4.4.x

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, let's make sure the required dependencies are installed. We'll use the command line to install them.

sudo xbps-install -S nodejs mongodb

This command updates the package lists on your system and installs Node.js and MongoDB.

Step 2: Install Countly

Now, let's download and install Countly from its official website.

cd ~
wget -qO- https://count.ly/install.sh | bash

After running this command, you should see Countly installation output in your terminal.

Step 3: Start Countly

To start Countly, run the following command.

sudo countly start

You should see output in your terminal similar to this:

Starting Countly ...
Countly started.

Step 4: Access Countly

Access Countly in your web browser by typing in the IP address of the server followed by port 6001 (default port).

For example, if your server's IP address is 192.168.1.10:

http://192.168.1.10:6001

You should see Countly's login page, where you can log in with default credentials:

• Email: "admin@count.ly"
• Password: "admin"

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Countly Community Edition on Void Linux. Now you can use Countly to track user interactions and analyze data from mobile and web applications.

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