In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps of installing Shynet on NixOS. Shynet is a self-hosted analytics tool for those who value privacy and data ownership. It provides a lot of features that include tracking page views, measuring bounce rates, and much more.
First, we need to install NixOS. If you already have NixOS installed, you can skip this step. To install NixOS, follow these NixOS installation instructions.
Before we install Shynet, we need to make sure that all its dependencies are installed. To do this, we'll use the Nix package manager.
Open the terminal and type the following command to update the Nix packages:
sudo nix-channel --update
Then, type the following command to install Git:
sudo nix-env -i git
Now, clone the "milesmcc/shynet" repository using Git:
git clone https://github.com/milesmcc/shynet.git
Now it's time to install Shynet. To do this, use the following command:
cd shynet && nix-build . -A deploy
This command will create a deployment package for Shynet. You should see a message that says "build finished successfully."
To configure Shynet, you need to create a configuration file. You can use the following command to create a template configuration file:
mkdir -p /etc/nixos && cp ./examples/shynet.nix /etc/nixos/
Then, edit the "shynet.nix" configuration file using your favorite text editor. In the file, change the following parameters to match your setup:
To run Shynet, use the following command:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#shynet
This command will build and activate the Shynet package. Once the package is activated, you can access Shynet by typing the following in your web browser:
https://YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME.com
In this tutorial, we have seen how to install and configure Shynet on NixOS. You can now use Shynet to track your website's statistics while also ensuring your privacy and data ownership.
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