How to Install Shynet on Clear Linux Latest

Shynet is an open-source, self-hosted website analytics platform. This tutorial will walk you through the steps to install and set up Shynet on Clear Linux latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure that you have the following:

A Clear Linux latest installed on your system
A user with administrative privileges

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Shynet requires the following dependencies to be installed on your system:

docker: can be installed using the command sudo swupd bundle-add containers-basic
docker-compose: can be installed using the command sudo pip3 install docker-compose

Step 2: Clone the Shynet Repository

Next, clone the Shynet repository from GitHub by running the following command in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/milesmcc/shynet.git

This will download the Shynet code to your current working directory.

Step 3: Configure Shynet

Before running Shynet, you need to configure the shynet.env file. Inside the Shynet directory, create a copy of the default environment file by running the following command:

cp shynet.env.example shynet.env

Then, open the shynet.env file with your preferred text editor and modify the following variables to your desired values:

JWT_SECRET: a random string used for authentication (recommended to generate a strong password using a tool like LastPass)
BACKUP_STORAGE: the path to store Shynet's backups
DOMAIN_NAME: the domain name associated with your website
SMTP_HOST, SMTP_PORT, SMTP_USER, SMTP_PASS: the configuration for your SMTP email server (optional)

Step 4: Start Shynet

Finally, start Shynet using docker. Navigate to the Shynet directory and run the following command:

docker-compose up -d

This will start the Shynet containers in the background.

Step 5: Connect to Shynet

You can now access the Shynet dashboard by navigating to the domain name specified in the DOMAIN_NAME variable in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up Shynet on Clear Linux latest.