How to Install Plausible Analytics on Alpine Linux Latest

Plausible Analytics is an open-source, lightweight, and privacy-focused analytics tool that provides insights into website traffic without compromising data privacy. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Plausible Analytics on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Plausible Analytics on Alpine Linux Latest, ensure that you have the following:

• Root access to the server
• A running instance of Nginx or Apache webserver
• Node.js installed on the server

Step 1: Install Node.js

Plausible Analytics requires Node.js to run. If Node.js is not installed on your system, install it by executing the following command in the terminal:

apk add nodejs

Step 2: Install Git

Plausible Analytics is an open-source tool available on GitHub. Therefore, to install Plausible Analytics, you need to have Git installed on your system. To install Git, execute the following command in the terminal:

apk add git

Step 3: Clone the Plausible Analytics Repository

After installing Git, clone the Plausible Analytics repository from GitHub by executing the following command:

git clone https://github.com/plausible/analytics.git

Step 4: Navigate to the Plausible Analytics Directory

Navigate to the Plausible Analytics directory by executing the following command:

cd analytics

Step 5: Install the Dependencies

Once you are in the Plausible Analytics directory, install the dependencies by executing the following command:

npm install

Step 6: Configure Plausible Analytics

To configure Plausible Analytics, create a .env file in the root directory of the project by executing the following command:

touch .env

Open the .env file and add the following configuration details:

NODE_ENV=production
DATABASE_DRIVER=sqlite
DATABASE_NAME=plausible
DATABASE_USERNAME=
DATABASE_PASSWORD=
DATABASE_HOST=
DATABASE_PORT=
SITE_URL=https://yourdomain.com

Ensure to replace https://yourdomain.com with your website's domain name.

Step 7: Build Plausible Analytics

To build Plausible Analytics, execute the following command in the terminal:

npm run build

Step 8: Start Plausible Analytics

Start Plausible Analytics by executing the following command:

npm run start

Step 9: Configure Nginx or Apache

Finally, configure Nginx or Apache to proxy the requests to the Plausible Analytics application by adding the following configuration details to the server block in the Nginx or Apache configuration file:

For Nginx:

location / {
    proxy_pass http://localhost:4117;
    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
}

For Apache:

ProxyPass / http://localhost:4117/
ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:4117/

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Plausible Analytics on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now access the Plausible Analytics dashboard by visiting https://yourdomain.com/admin.