How to Install Ackee on Clear Linux

Introduction

Ackee is a modern, self-hosted analytics tool that helps track the performance of your websites and applications. In this tutorial, we will learn the step-by-step process to install Ackee on Clear Linux latest version.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A Clear Linux system set up with sudo access.
  • A domain name pointing to your Clear Linux system's IP address where you want to install Ackee.

Step 1: Install Node.js

Ackee requires Node.js version 12 or later to run. Follow these commands to install Node.js on Clear Linux:

  1. Open the terminal on your Clear Linux system.

  2. Run the following commands to add the Node.js repository and update your system's package list:

sudo swupd add-bundle nodejs-basic
  1. Once Node.js is installed, verify its version using the following command:
node -v
  1. Additionally, install the Yarn package manager using the following command:
sudo npm install -g yarn

Step 2: Install and Configure MongoDB

Ackee uses MongoDB to store analytics data. Execute these steps to install and configure MongoDB on your Clear Linux system:

  1. Run the following command to install the MongoDB package:
sudo swupd bundle-add mongodb
  1. After installing MongoDB, start its service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start mongodb
  1. To configure MongoDB, create a new user with the following command:
mongo
  1. Type the following commands to add a new database and user to MongoDB:
use ackee
db.createUser({user:"ackee", pwd:"mypassword", roles:[{role:"dbOwner", db:"ackee"}]})

Note: Change the values of the user and password to your desired values.

  1. Configure MongoDB to listen on all network interfaces by modifying the /etc/mongodb.conf file:
bind_ip_all = true
  1. Save and exit the file. Then, restart the MongoDB service using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart mongodb

Step 3: Install and Configure Ackee

Finally, we are ready to install and configure Ackee on Clear Linux:

  1. Navigate to the directory where you want to install Ackee.

  2. Run the following command to clone the Ackee repository:

git clone https://github.com/electerious/Ackee.git
  1. Navigate to the cloned Ackee directory using the following command:
cd Ackee
  1. After that, run the Yarn command to install Ackee's dependencies:
yarn install
  1. Create a new .env file in the Ackee directory using the following command:
nano .env
  1. Enter the following configuration values, replacing the placeholders with your values:
NODE_ENV=production
USER_UID=1000 
USER_GID=1000 
HOST=<your domain or IP address>
PORT=3000 
DATABASE_URI=mongodb://ackee:<your-mongodb-password>@localhost:27017/ackee
DATABASE_NAME=ackee

  1. Press ctrl+x to save and exit the file.

  2. Finally, start the Ackee server with the following command:

yarn start

Step 4: Access Ackee Dashboard

The Ackee dashboard is now available on your Clear Linux system. To access it, open a web browser and enter your domain or IP address followed by port number 3000.

For example: 

http://your-domain.com:3000

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Ackee on Clear Linux.

Conclusion

This tutorial provided a step-by-step guide to install Ackee on Clear Linux. Now, you can use Ackee to track website performance and user behavior on your Clear Linux system.