GoAccess is an open-source real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that can be used to analyze and monitor website traffic. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing GoAccess on nixOS.
Before proceeding with this tutorial, you should have:
To install GoAccess on nixOS, follow the steps given below:
Open your terminal.
Run the following command to update your nixOS system:
sudo nix-channel --update && sudo nixos-rebuild switch
sudo nix-env -i goaccess
goaccess --version
If the output shows the version number, it means that GoAccess has been successfully installed.
GoAccess can be configured using a configuration file. You can create this file in your home directory by running the following command:
touch ~/.goaccessrc
This will create an empty configuration file in your home directory.
To use GoAccess, you can provide a log file as input to the command. For example, to analyze Apache access logs, you can run the following command:
goaccess /var/log/apache2/access.log
This will open the GoAccess interface in your terminal, displaying the analysis of the access logs. You can navigate the interface using the arrow keys and ESC key.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install GoAccess on nixOS and how to use it to analyze and monitor website traffic. With GoAccess, you can gain insights into the behavior of your website visitors and optimize your website accordingly.
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