How to Install Ackee on Debian Latest?

Ackee is a free and open-source self-hosted analytics tool that can be used to track and analyze website traffic. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Ackee on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

  • A Debian Latest server with root access
  • Node.js version 12 or later installed on the server
  • MongoDB installed on the server and running as a service

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing Ackee, we need to install some dependencies on the server. We can do this by running the following command:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential python2

Step 2: Install Ackee

Now, we can proceed with the installation of Ackee. Follow these steps:

  1. Download the latest release of Ackee from the official website.
  2. Extract the downloaded file to a directory on your server.
  3. Open a terminal and navigate to the extracted directory.
  4. Install Ackee using the following command:
npm install

Step 3: Configure Ackee

After installing Ackee, we need to configure it to work with our MongoDB database. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Create a new file called .env in the root directory.
  2. Add the following lines to the .env file:
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/ackee
MONGODB_DATABASE=ackee
MONGODB_USERNAME=
MONGODB_PASSWORD=

Replace localhost with the IP address of your MongoDB server if it is not running on the same machine as Ackee.

  1. Save the file and exit.

Step 4: Start Ackee

Now that we have installed and configured Ackee, we can start it using the following command:

npm start

You should see output indicating that Ackee is running and listening on a specific port.

Step 5: Access Ackee

Finally, we can access Ackee by opening a web browser and navigating to http://<server-ip>:3000. You should see the Ackee login screen.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Ackee on Debian Latest.