GoAccess is an open source real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal on UNIX-like systems. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of GoAccess on macOS.
Homebrew is a package manager for macOS that allows you to install and manage software packages easily. If you do not have Homebrew installed, you can do it by following these instructions:
Open Terminal (Applications > Utilities > Terminal).
Type the following command into the Terminal and hit "Enter":
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
This command will download and install Homebrew on your macOS.
Wait for the installation to complete before proceeding to the next step.
Once you have Homebrew installed, you can use it to install GoAccess. Here are the steps:
Open Terminal (Applications > Utilities > Terminal).
Type the following command into the Terminal and hit "Enter":
brew install goaccess
This command will download and install GoAccess on your macOS.
Wait for the installation to complete before proceeding to the next step.
To verify that GoAccess has been installed correctly, you can type the following command into the terminal:
goaccess --version
This command will display the version of GoAccess that is currently installed on your system.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed GoAccess on your macOS. You can now use GoAccess to analyze your web logs and track your website statistics in real-time.
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